 Louis XV. The Avenger of Fraud, 1716. B-unlisted, B-unlisted. Obverse signed I.LE BLANC.F. in field below bust; reverse signed D.V. (Du Vivier) in right field. Bronze. 41.5 mm. 545.5 gns. Obverse: Child's bust of Louis XV. LUD. XV. D.G. FR. ET. NAV. REX. Reverse: Hercules and the thief Cacus (the die of B.125). The obverse in neither Betts, the reverse the same die seen on the preceding two but in an even later state. Extremely Fine. Rich brown color, somewhat reflective fields, some iridescence. Flat rims 3.2 - 3.6 mm. thick, flat plain edge.
Ex Henry Christensen's sale of September 20, 1967, lot 195.
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