389, Lot: 937. Estimate $200. Sold for $260. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

FRANCE, Royal. Louis XIV le Roi Soleil (the Sun King). 1643–1715. AR Demi-écu à la mèche courte (32mm, 13.78 g, 6h). Paris mint. Dated 1642 A. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Crowned coat-of-arms. Duplessy 1462; Ciani 1834; KM 163.1. Good VF, toned, faint adjustment marks.

From the J. Eric Engstrom Collection. Ex Coin Galleries (14 July 1993), lot 846.