France 1650-A louis d'or

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Jean Elsen sale 141, lot 1225

This specimen was lot 1225 in Jean Elsen sale 141 (Brussels, June 2019), where it sold for €850 (about US$1,127 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"FRANCE, Royaume, Louis XIV (1643-1715), AV louis d'or à la mèche longue, 1650A, Paris. D/ T. laurée à d. R/ Croix formée de huit L couronnés, cantonnée de quatre lis. Petit coup sur la tranche. Très Beau. Provient de notre vente 41, 16 septembre 1995, 773. (kingdom of France, Louis XIV, 1643-1715, gold louis of the short lock of 1650, Paris mint. Obverse: laureate head right; reverse: cross formed of eight crowned "L's", cantonned with four lilies. Small rim nick, Very Fine.)"

This louis d'or à la mèche longue, struck at the Paris mint 1646-59, is among the more available louis of Louis XIV. It is still an expensive coin.

Recorded mintage: 357,540.

Specification: 6.75 g, 0.917 fine gold, plain edge, designed by Jean Warin, this specimen 6,72 g.

Catalog reference: Dr/4 № 345, Dr/2 № 216, Dupl-1422; Gad-245, KM 157.1.

Source:

  • Duplessy, Jean, Les Monnaies Françaises Royales de Hugues Capet à Louis XVI (987-1793), Tome II, 2e édition, Paris: Maison Platt, 1999.
  • 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.
  • Gadoury, Victor, Monnaies Royales Françaises, 1610-1792, 5me éd., Monaco: Éditions Victor Gadoury, 2018.
  • Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
  • [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 141, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils, S.A., 2019.

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