Triton XIX, Lot: 731. Estimate $3000. Sold for $3250. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

FRANCE, Royal. Louis XIV le Roi Soleil (the Sun King). 1643–1715. AV Demi-louis d’or à la mèche courte (20mm, 3.41 g, 5h). Paris mint. Dated 1645 A. Laureate head right / Cruciform crowned double L monograms around central mintmark. Droulers 355; Duplessy 1420; Ciani 1782; KM 148.1; Friedberg 416. In NGC encapsulation graded MS 63.