Watch List notes:

FRANCE, Royal. Louis XIV le Roi Soleil (the Sun King). 1643–1715. AR Demi-écu au buste juvénile (33mm, 13.57 g, 6h). Rouen mint. Dated 1661 B. Bust right / Crowned coat-of-arms. Duplessy 1484; Ciani 1863; KM 202.2. VF, toned, a few light scratches, central flaw on reverse.

From the J. Eric Engstrom Collection. Ex Coinhunter (C.E. Bullowa, 21 June 1993), lot 221.