FRANCE, Royal. Louis XIV le Roi Soleil (the Sun King), 1643–1715. Écu à la mèche longue 1648 (Silver, 39 mm, 27.04 g, 6 h), La Rochelle. LVD XIIII D G FR ET NAV REX Laureate cuirassed bust of Louis XIV to right. Rev. SIT NOMEN DOMINI BENEDICTVM 1648 Crowned arms, mintmark H below. Davenport 3799. Gadoury 202. Nearly extremely fine.

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