France, Henry III (1574-89), Demi-Franc, date unclear, Toulouse (Dup. 1131), a contemporary forgery of a Sol Parisis (cf. Dup. 1136), Liard au Saint-Esprit, mint and date unclear (Dup. 1146), Liard au Dauphin, mint and date unclear (Dup. 1148A); Charles X, Douzains (7), first type, 1593&, Aix-en-Provence, 1593x (2), Amiens, 1593p, Dijon, 1594p, Dijon, mint and date unclear (2) (Dup. 1180, 1180A), Liard, second type, 1593, Marseille (Dup. 1183); Louis XIII, Huitième d’Ecu, first type, 1612, mint uncertain (Dup. 1333), Douzain d’Argent, 1625a, Paris (Dup. 1340), Douzain Illegal, 1628, mint uncertain (Dup. 1342), Quinzain, 1641a, Paris, with unidentified countermark (Dup. 1344); Louis XIV, Huitième d’Ecu, first type, 1644o, Riom (Dup. 1452A), Quinzains aux huit L (6), 1693p, Dijon, 1693m, Toulouse, 1694e, Tours, 1697, mint unclear, date unclear, mm. d, Lyon, mint and date unclear (Dup. 1581A) [23]. Varied state, first with small piercing £100-£150

Provenance: R.A. Merson Collection