Watch List notes:

FRANCE, Royal. Louis XIV le Roi Soleil (the Sun King). 1643–1715. AR Demi-écu aux huit L (37mm, 13.33 g, 5h). Second type. Rennes mint. Dated 1704 9. Cuirassed bust right / Crowned double L's in cruciform, fleur-de-lis in angles, arms of France in center; escallop at start of legend. Duplessy 1552A; Ciani 1925; KM 355.19. Toned, some deposits. VF. Overstruck on an earlier issue (cf. Duplessey 1534).

From the David J. Fleischmann Collection.