France 1652-A 1/2 louis d'or

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Jean Elsen sale 138, lot 1034

This specimen was lot 1034 in Jean Elsen sale 138 (Brussels, September 2018), where it sold for €2,600 (about US$3,608 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"FRANCE, Royaume, Louis XIV (1643-1715), AV demi-louis d'or à la mèche longue, 1652A, Paris. D/ T. enfantine laurée à d. R/ Croix formée de huit L couronnés, cantonnée de quatre lis. Très rare Légèrement paillé. presque Superbe. (kingdom of France, Louis XIV, 1643-1715, gold half louis of the long lock of 1652, Paris mint. Obverse: laureate infant head to right; reverse: cross formed of eight crowned "L's", cantoned with four fleur-de-lys. Very rare, lightly polished, about extremely fine.)"

This demi-louis d'or à la mèche longue was struck 1646-55, 1659, 1661. The 1652-A is a common date for the type but the type is rare, much rarer than the 1652-A louis d'or à la mèche longue.

Recorded mintage: 64,515, most common date but still rare.

Specification: 3.38 g, 0.917 fine gold, 20 mm diameter, plain edge, designed by Jean Warin; this specimen 3,36 g.

Catalog reference: Dr/4 № 383, Dr/2 № 218, Dupl-1423; Gad-235.

Source:

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 138, Collection A. BLONDEL, Collection M. HENDRICKX, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils, S.A., 2018.

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