Watch List notes:

FRANCE, Royal. Louis XV le Bien-Aimé (the Well-Beloved). 1715–1774. AR Écu aux rameaux d'olivier (39mm, 29.48 g, 6h). Lyon mint; différents: sun/eagle's head. Aymé and Bertrand Jacquemin, engraver. Jean-Louis Loir, director. Dated 1737 D. Duplessy 1675; Ciani 2117; KM 486.6. In NGC encapsulation graded MS 65. Choice lustrous toned uncirculated, a gem. Only Écu of the "Olive Branch" type graded MS 65. Lacking the usual adjustment marks.


Ex Leu 44 (13 October 1987), lot 1091.