Triton XVI, Lot: 1370. Estimate $500. Sold for $1300. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

FRANCE, Royal. Louis XIV le Roi Soleil (the Sun King). 1643–1715. AR Demi-écu aux huit L (33mm, 13.50 g, 6h). Toulouse mint. Dated 1692 M. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Cross composed of eight L’s, with four crowns at ends, four lis in quarters, and mintmark M at center. Duplessy 1515A; Ciani 1890. EF, lightly toned.