FRANCE, Royal. Louis XIV le Roi Soleil (the Sun King), 1643–1715. Écu à la mèche longue 1650 (Silver, 39 mm, 27.23 g, 5 h), Montpellier. LVD XIIII D G FR ET NAV REX Laureate cuirassed bust of Louis XIV to right. Rev. SIT NOMEN DOMINI BENEDICTVM 1650 Crowned arms, mintmark N below. Davenport 3799. Gadoury 202. Minor adjustment marks, otherwise, good very fine.

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