Watch List notes:

FRANCE, Royal. Louis XIII le Juste (the Just), 1610–1643. 1/8 Écu 1643 (Silver, 25 mm, 4.77 g, 9 h), frappé au marteau, Bordeaux. LVDOVICVS XIII D G FRAN ET NAV REX I643 Cross fleury. Rev. SIT NOMEN DOMINI BENEDICTVM Crowned arms between value V-III, mintmark K below. Gad. 23. Nicely toned. Some light deposits, otherwise, very fine.


From the collection of a Swiss scholar, formed over the past thirty years.