Triton XX, Lot: 1183. Estimate $500. Sold for $800. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

FRANCE, Royal. Louis XIV le Roi Soleil (the Sun King). 1643–1715. AR Écu à la mèche longue (40mm, 27.50 g, 6h). Paris mint. Dated 1651 A. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Crowned coat-of-arms. Duplessy 1469; Ciani 1849; KM 155.1. EF, lightly toned.

From the J. Eric Engstrom Collection. Ex Coin Galleries (14 April 1993), lot 1142.