Triton XIX, Lot: 833. Estimate $3000. Sold for $2300. 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. AV Medal (30.5mm, 12.42 g, 11h). Majority of Louis XV. By J. Roettiers and J. le Blanc. Dated 16 February 1723 (
in Roman numerals). LVD · XV · D · G · FR · ET NAV · REX ·, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / IMPERIUM SUSCEPTUM, Louis enthroned left, holding globe and rudder; to left, Justitia standing left, holding sword and scales; to right, Hilaritas standing left, holding palm frond and cornucopia; before, Philippe d'Orléans advancing right; in exergue, ANNO · ÆTAT XIV INUENTE/ XVI · FEBRUARII/ M.DCC.XXIII. Divo 51. Good VF, toned, scrape on reverse. Very rare.