Triton XX, Lot: 1184. Estimate $500. Sold for $1200. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

FRANCE, Royal. Louis XIV le Roi Soleil (the Sun King). 1643–1715. AR Écu aux huit L (40mm, 27.33 g, 12h). Rennes mint. Dated 1691 9. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Cruciform crowned double L monograms around central mintmark; lis in quarters. Duplessy 1514A; Ciani 1889; KM 275.21. Choice EF, lustrous.

From the J. Eric Engstrom Collection. Ex Stacks (8 June 1994), lot 2734.