CNG 99, Lot: 1147. Estimate $200. Sold for $525. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

FRANCE, Royal. Louis XVI. 1774–1793. AR Medal (30mm, 9.28 g, 12h). Execution of Louis. By Loos. Dated 1793 in Roman numerals. LOUIS XVI ROI DE FR IMMOLÉ PAR LES FACTIEUX (slain by the rebels), bust right, wearing crown of thorns / PLEURÉS ET VENGÉS LE! (mourn and avenge him!), France seated left, head right, leaning upon funerary urn and pointing toward toppled crown; tempest in background; in two lines in exergue, LE XXII IAN VIER/MDCCXCIII. Sommer A32; Julius 262. Choice EF, lightly toned and highly lustrous.