389, Lot: 939. Estimate $200. Sold for $220. 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 longue (32mm, 13.73 g, 6h). Paris mint. Dated 1652 B. Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / Crowned coat-of-arms. Duplessy 1470; Ciani 1850; KM 164.1. VF, toned, underlying luster.

From the J. Eric Engstrom Collection, purchased from H. Christensen.