FRANCE, Royal. Louis XV le Bien-Aimé (the Well-Beloved). 1715–1774. AR Écu aux rameaux d'olivier (42mm, 29.25 g, 6h). Lille mint; différents: bar/diamond. Dated 1726 W. Young bust left, wearing frock coat decorated with the Ordre du Saint-Esprit / Crowned oval royal-coat-of-arms within olive wreath; W below. Duplessy 1675; Ciani 2117; KM 486.22. Once polished, now retoning, light adjustment marks. Good VF.
From the David J. Fleischmann Collection. Ex Triton IX (10 January 2006), lot 1890.