France
Siege of Antwerp (1814), Louis XVIII,
5 Centimes, bronze (2), 14.41g, 13.18g, 1814, Wolschot, 2 L's, V below ribbon, large ribbon, rev. dot after CENT, large dot below 5, plain edge, coin alignment (cf Colaert 17a; F.115D ; Gad.130c; Vanhoudt 908),
rare, probaby cleaned a long time ago, one with label indicating collector's number, the other with remains of original colour, dig at 2 o'clock on obverse and edge flaw at 8 o'clock, very fine. (2)
PROVENANCE: Platt, 2 July 1976 ; Van Alsenoy, auction, 11 February 1978, lot 288.
Collection W & W