CNG 100, Lot: 660. Estimate $1000. Sold for $1200. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

FRANCE, Royal. Louis XV le Bien-Aimé (the Well-Beloved). 1715–1774. AV Louis d’or au bandeau (24mm, 8.15 g, 6h). Lille mint; différents: heron/diamond. Dated 1746 W. Diademed head left / Two coats-of-arms surmounted by crown. Duplessy 1643; Ciani 2088; VG 341; Friedberg 464; KM 513.22. Superb EF, highly lustrous.

From the collection of Dr. Lawrence A. Adams, purchased from M. Louis Teller, October 1982.