344, Lot: 577. Estimate $400. Sold for $750. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

FRANCE, Royal. Louis XIV le Roi Soleil (the Sun King). 1643–1715. AV Louis d’or à l’écu (25mm, 6.62 g, 6h). Réformation type. Reims mint. Dated 1690-S. Laureate head right; trefoil above / Crowned coat-of-arms; star below shield. Droulers 343; Duplessy 1435A; Ciani 1797; Friedberg 429. Near VF, evidence of possible prior mounting at 3 o’clock on obverse. Overstruck on a Louis d’or à la tête nue, 2nd type.