France 1665-Pau louis d'or

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Jean Elsen sale 141, lot 1246

This specimen was lot 1246 in Jean Elsen sale 141 (Brussels, June 2019), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted,

"FRANCE, Royaume, Louis XIV (1643-1715), AV louis d'or juvénile du Béarn, 1665, Pau. Type spécial au buste drapé. D/ B. lauré et drapé à d., à la longue chevelure couvrante. Différent: oiseau. BD en fin de légende. R/ Croix formée de huit L couronnés, cantonnée de quatre lis, la vaquette en coeur. Différent: chien courant (Jacques de Soubiran). De la plus haute rareté A été cerclé. Fine brisure du coin au droit. Très Beau. La seule monnaie d'or de Louis XIV au buste drapé. Provient de notre vente 87, 11 mars 2006, 2113. (kingdom of France, Louis XIV, 1643-1715, gold louis of the juvenile bust of Béarn of 1665, Pau mint, bird privy mark, BD at the end of the legend. Special type with the draped bust. Obverse: laureate and draped bust right with long hair; reverse: cross formed of eight crowned "L's", cantonned with four lilies, cow mintmark in center. Of the highest rarity. Die clash on obverse, Very Fine.)"

This louis juvénile du Béarn, tête laurée et au buste drapé was struck 1665-79 but all dates are rare. Judging from the number of écus minted in St. Palais, Morlaàs and Pau in this period, a substantial amount of silver was crossing the Pyrenees from Spain but little gold. All louis d'or juvénile of this period are rare, probably because of the overstrikings of the 1690's. This example was offered again as lot 1478 in Jean Elsen sale 153 (December 2022), where it sold for €8,500 (about US$10,748 including buyer's fees).

Recorded mintage: unknown but very rare.

Specification: 6.75 g, 24 mm diameter, plain edge, this specimen 6,66 g.

Catalog reference: Dr/4 № 361, Dr/2 № 228, Fr-421, Dupl-1427; Gad-246a; L4L 204 (plate coin).

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.
  • 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 141, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils, S.A., 2019.

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