CNG 105, Lot: 1103. Estimate $300. Sold for $340. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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FRANCE, Royal. Louis XIV le Roi Soleil (the Sun King). 1643–1715. AR Demi-écu d’argent à la mèche courte (27mm, 6.92 g, 6h). Paris mint. Dated
1644 A. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Crowned coat-of-arms. Duplessy 1462; Ciani 1834; KM 161.1. Near EF, toned.
From the J. Eric Engstrom Collection. Ex World-Wide Coins of California (James F. Elmen) XVI (16 November 1989), lot 42.