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This specimen was lot 772 in Jean Elsen sale 132 (Brussels, March 2017), where it sold for €250 (about US$317 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"FRANCE, Royaume, Louis XIV (1643-1715), AR demi-écu de Flandre, 1686A, Paris. Dit "carambole". Au buste large. Différent: croissant. D/ B. dr. à d., coiffé d'une longue perruque. R/ Ecu couronné, écartelé de France, Bourgogne moderne et Bourgogne ancien. Dupl. 1510; Gad-182; Delm. 420. 18,46 g Rare. Beau à Très Beau. (kingdom of France, Louis XIV (1643-1715), silver half écu of Flanders of 1686 with large bust, called "carambole", Paris mint. Obverse: draped bust to right with long wig; reverse: crowned arms of France and Burgundy. Rare, fine to very fine.)"

note the obvious 1686/5 overdate.

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