436, Lot: 775. Estimate $100. Sold for $90. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

FRANCE, Royal. Louis XIV le Roi Soleil (the Sun King). 1643–1715. AR Douzième d'écu au buste juvénile du Dauphiné (21mm, 2.17 g, 6h). Grenoble mint. Dated 1662 Z. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed juvenile bust right / Crowned quartered shield of Dauphine. Duplessy 1488; cf. Ciani 1871; KM 210. Near VF, toned, bend in flan, some marks and scratches under tone. Rare date.