France 1671-A louis d'or

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Jean Elsen sale 145, lot 1121

This specimen was lot 1121 in Jean Elsen sale 145 (Brussels, September 2020), where it sold for €340 (about US$485 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"FRANCE, Royaume, Louis XIV (1643-1715), AV louis d'or à la tête nue, 1671A, Paris. D/ T. juvénile à d. Au-dessus, soleil rayonnant. R/ Croix formée de huit L couronnés, cantonnée de quatre lis. Traces de monture et fêlure du flan. Beau. (kingdom of France, Louis XIV, 1643-1715, gold louis of the bare head of 1671, Paris mint. Obverse: juvenile head right, shining sun above; reverse: cross formed of eight crowned "L's", cantonned with four lilies. Traces of mounting and an edge crack. Fine.)"

After some substantial mintages during the period 1646-53, the production of louis d'or dwindled until the great reminting of the 1690's. There are many fascinating types issued during the intervening period, all rare, including this one, the louis d'or juvénile, minted 1659-83 in many varieties.

Recorded mintage: 55,541.

Specification: 6.75 g, 0.917 fine gold, 24 mm diameter, plain edge, designed by Jean Warin, this specimen 6,70 g.

Catalog reference: Dr/4 № 362, Dr/2 № 230, Dupl-1428; Gad-247.

Source:

  • [2]Droulers, Frédéric, Répertoire General des Monnaies de Louis XIII à Louis XVI (1610-1792), 2nd édition. Paris: AFPN, 1998.
  • 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.
  • Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
  • [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 145, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2020.

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