FRANCE, Royal. Louis XV le Bien-Aimé (the Well-Beloved), 1715–1774. Écu au bandeau 1748 (Silver, 41 mm, 29.32 g, 6 h), Rouen. LUD XV D G FR ET NAV REX Head of Louis XV to left, his hair tied with a ribbon. Rev. SIT NOMEN DOMINI BENEDICTVM (mintmark) 1748 Crowned oval arms between laurel branches, mintmark B below. Davenport 1331. Droulers 557. Gadoury 322. Small flan faults, otherwise, good very fine.

From the collection of Dr. Max Blaschegg (1930-2021, with collector’s ticket) and that of his father, Dr. Karl Blaschegg (1892-1951) ('eine von Vaters ältesten Münzen').