CNG 99, Lot: 998. Estimate $300.
Sold for $180. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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FRANCE, Royal. Louis XV le Bien-Aimé (the Well-Beloved). 1715–1774. AR Écu dit «à la vieille tête» (41mm, 6h). Bayonne mint;
différents two tulips in saltire and rosette. Jean Baptiste Rossy, engraver. Pierre d’Arippe, director. Dated
1772 L. LUD · XV · D · G · FR · ET NAV · REX ·, laureate and draped bust left; below, two tulips in saltire flanked by pellets / · SIT NOMEN DOMINI BENEDICTUM (rosette) 1772, crowned coat-of-arms within wreath; L below. Duplessy 1680; Ciani 2122; KM 551.9. In NGC encapsulation graded XF 45. Toned.
