CNG 100, Lot: 658. Estimate $1250. Sold for $1600. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

FRANCE, Royal. Louis XIV le Roi Soleil (the Sun King). 1643–1715. AV Louis d’or à l’écu (24mm, 6.75 g, 6h). Aix-en-Provence mint; différent diamond. Dated 1691 &. Laureate head right / Crowned coat-of-arms. Duplessy 1435; Ciani 1797; VG 250; Friedberg 429; KM 278.18. EF, lustrous. Rare.

From the collection of Dr. Lawrence A. Adams, purchased from M. Louis Teller, July 1992.