Watch List notes:

FRANCE, Royal. Louis XIV le Roi Soleil (the Sun King). 1643–1715. AR Demi-écu à la mèche longue (34mm, 13.58 g, 6h). Paris mint; différents: pellet/triangle. Dated 1655 A. Laureate, draped and cuirassed young bust right / Crowned royal-coat-of-arms. Duplessy 1470; Ciani 1850; KM 164.1. Toned, light porosity along rim. EF.

From the David J. Fleischmann Collection. Ex Triton IX (10 January 2006), lot 1889.