France 1652-AR louis d'or

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Jean Elsen sale 155, lot 1673

This specimen was lot 1673 in Jean Elsen sale 155 (Brussels, June 2023), where it sold for €1,000 (about US$1,310 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"FRANCE, Royaume, Louis XIV (1643-1715), AV louis d'or à la mèche longue, 1652, Arras (AR et rat). D/ T. enfantine laurée à d. R/ Croix formée de huit L couronnés, cantonnée de quatre lis. Rare. Petites griffes. Très Beau. Arras fut assiégée par l"armée française le 13 juin 1640 et capitula le 8 août 1640. Louis XIII nomma le duc de Chaulnes gouverneur de la ville. L"atelier monétaire ne fut pas fermé, il fut maintenu pour frapper les types royaux. (kingdom of France, Louis XIV, 1643-1715, gold louis of the long lock of 1652, Arras mint. Obverse: infant laureate head right; reverse: cross formed of eight crowned "L's", cantonned with four lilies. Rare, light scratches, Very Fine. Arras was besieged by the French army in June 1640 and surrendered in August. Louis XIII named the duke of Chaulnes governor of the town. The mint was not closed, being maintained to strike royal types.)"

This louis d'or à la mèche longue, struck at the Arras mint 1646-56, is among the more available louis of Louis XIV of France. It is still an expensive coin, particularly as this is a rare mint.

Recorded mintage: unknown but few.

Specification: 3.37 g, 0.917 fine gold, reeded edge, 20-21 mm diameter, this specimen 6,70 g.

Catalog reference: Fr-418, Dr/4 № 345, Dr/2 № 216, KM 157.2; Dupl-1422; Gad-245.

Source:

  • Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
  • Droulers, Frédéric, Répertoire General des Monnaies de Louis XIII à Louis XVI (1610-1792), 4e édition, Paris: AFPN, 2009.
  • Duplessy, Jean, Les Monnaies Françaises Royales de Hugues Capet à Louis XVI (987-1793), Tome II, 2e édition, Paris: Maison Platt, 1999.
  • 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.
  • Gadoury, Victor, Monnaies Royales Françaises, 1610-1792, 5me éd., Monaco: Éditions Victor Gadoury, 2018.
  • [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 155, Collection Marc Bar et Distinctions de Jean-Baptiste Nothomb, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2023.

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