★ A beautifully toned écu au bandeau 1763 ★

FRANCE, Royal. Louis XIV le Roi Soleil (the Sun King), 1643–1715. Écu au bandeau 1763 (Silver, 39 mm, 29.09 g, 7 h), Reims. LOUIS XV D G FR ET NAV REX Head of Louis XV to left, his hair bound in a ribbon. Rev. SIT NOMEN DOMINI BENEDICTVM 1663 Crowned arms between laurel branches, mintmark S below. Davenport 1331. Gadoury 322. Beautifully toned. Flan fault and adjustment marks, otherwise, good very fine.

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