France 1616-R double tournois

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Jean Elsen sale 137, lot 962

This specimen was lot 962 in Jean Elsen sale 137 (Brussels, June 2018), where it sold for €60 (about US$84 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"FRANCE, Royaume, Louis XIII (1610-1643), Cu double tournois, 1616R, Villeneuve-lès-Avignon. 1er type. D/ B. enfantin à d., l. et cuir., au col plat. R/ Trois lis dans le champ. Très Beau. (kingdom of France, Louis XIII, 1610-43, copper double tournois of 1616, Villeneuve-lès-Avignon mint, first type. Obverse: armored, laureate infant bust to right in flat collar; reverse: three fleurs-de-lys in the field. Very fine.)"

This double tournois à grosse tête adolescente is a fairly common date. The mintmark is on the obverse.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.13 g, copper, this specimen 3,19 g.

Catalog reference: Dupl-1358A; CGKL 480, Dr/4 № 207, Gad-5.

Source:

  • Droulers, Frédéric, Répertoire General des Monnaies de Louis XIII à Louis XVI (1610-1792), 4e édition. Paris: AFPN, 2009.
  • Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
  • Duplessy, Jean, Les Monnaies Françaises Royales de Hugues Capet à Louis XVI (987-1793), Tome II, 2e édition, Paris: Maison Platt, 1999.
  • Gadoury, Victor, Monnaies Royales Françaises, 1610-1792, 5me éd., Monaco: Éditions Victor Gadoury, 2018.
  • [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 137, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils, S.A., 2018.

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