FRANCE / CAPETIANS - FRANCE / ROYAL Louis XV (1715-1774). Quarter shield with three crowns 1715, A, Paris. Av. LUD. XV. D. G. FR. ET. NAV. REX (different). Child bust of the King on the right, draped, bare head. Rv. (sun) SIT. NOMEN. DOMINI. BENEDICTUM (different) (date). Three crowns 1 and 2 in triangle, separated by three lilies, (workshop) in centre. Dy.1650 - G.301 ; Silver - 7,62 g - 28,5 mm - 6 h With a rolling defect on the right, under the cheek (metal straw). Slight circulation wear, regular on the high points of the relief. Nice old medallion patina. TTB to Superb / Superb. Mint quoted 200 francs-Gold in Hoffmann, 1878, N° 24; 2000 francs-Gold in Ciani, 1926 and modified quotation to 5000 francs-Gold in 1928, off-quote in Duplessy; Droulers 200.000 francs in 2000; the Claouet copy, Crédit de la Bourse sale, 1993 realized 210.000 francs (+ costs, i.e. more than €35,000) in 1993; Sale on iNumis 3 offers n° 551 realised €36,110 in 2007 and the last one sold, Burgan sale, November 2021, realised €51,000. This type is described in an article from the iNumis 3 Auction, available online [https://www.inumis.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/article_00003.pdf]. It remains one of the greatest rarities of French royal numismatics.