mint mark letter M directly below frame at border teeth
legend and beaded border surrounding on both sides
Toned with reverse cross ghosted through on obverse
holding a globus cruciger
France, Louis XV 1746 Ecu au bandeau, Rennes mint mark letter M directlyFrance, Louis XV (1715 74), silver Ecu "au bandeau", 1746, Rennes mint, head left with hair tied in bandeau, heraldic ermine mark below bust for Joseph J. S. Gazon Director of the mint, LUD. XV. D. G. FR ET. NAV. REX., rev. SIT NOMEN DOMINI BENEDICTUM, crowned coat of arms within wreath, date at end of legend, Rennes mint mark (9) below, 29. 05g (Duplessy 1680; Gad. 322; KM# 512. 27). Light W graffito on king's face and some discolouration to the