Watch List notes:

FRANCE, Royal. Louis XIV le Roi Soleil (the Sun King), 1643–1715. Écu aux 8 L 1691 (Silver, 40 mm, 27.28 g, 12 h), 1st réformation, Clermont. LUD XIIII D G FR ET NAV REX Bust of Louis XIV to right, 1691 below. Rev. CHRS REGN VINC IMP ✱ Cross of eight L with crowns at the ends and fleurs de lis in the quarters, mintmark O in the centre. Davenport 3811. Droulers 327. Gadoury 216. Nicely toned. Réformation. Scratch on the obverse, otherwise, very fine.


From the collection of Dr. Max Blaschegg (1930-2021, with collector's ticket), ex Schweizerischer Bankverein 30, 15-17 September 1992, 1657.