France 1653-AR louis d'or

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Jean Elsen sale 141, lot 1227
from the Stack's Bowers 2024 ANA sale, lot 42173
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The first specimen was lot 1227 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, 1653, Arras (AR et rat). D/ T. enfantine laurée à d. R/ Croix formée de huit L couronnés, cantonnée de quatre lis. Double frappe au droit. presque Très Beau. (kingdom of France, Louis XIV, 1643-1715, gold louis of the long lock of 1653, Arras mint. Obverse: laureate head right; reverse: cross formed of eight crowned "L's", cantonned with four lilies. Double struck on obverse, about Very Fine.)"

This louis d'or à la mèche longue, struck at the Arras mint 1646-56, is among the more available louis of Louis XIV. It is still an expensive coin. The second specimen was lot 42173 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Chicago, August 2024), where it sold for $3,360. The catalog description[1] noted, "FRANCE. Louis d'Or, 1653. Arras Mint; mm: Rat. Louis XIV. NGC AU-58. A wonderful gold issue from this rather seldom-seen mint. A relative lack of wear leaves the coin with sharp originality, as can be noted on the crisp portrait and clear central rat mintmark."

Recorded mintage: 600, a scarce date.

Specification: 6.75 g, 0.917 fine gold, plain edge, designed by Jean Warin, this specimen 6,62 g.

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

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.
  • [2]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, August 2024 Global Showcase Auction, World & Ancient Coins, featuring The Emilio M. Ortiz Collection, The Richard Margolis Collection and The Rutherford Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.

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