France
Louis XIV gold Louis d'Or 1649-A AU55 NGC, Paris mint, KM157.1. A pleasing specimen of this early type, exhibiting very little wear and thus perhaps conservatively graded. Louis's portrait remains sharp, backlighted by the lustrous gleam of the butter-gold planchet, a brightness with catches the viewer's eye and demands further examination. An altogether enticing offering of this popular denomination, rare in Almost Uncirculated grades.
HID02901242017
Estimate: 1200-1500 USD