France 1677-L louis d'or
This specimen was lot 3077 in Künker sale 264 (Osnabrück, June 2015), where it sold for €1,400 (about US$1,809 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"KÖNIGREICH Louis XIV, 1643-1715. Louis d'or à la tête nue 1677, L, Bayonne. GOLD. Sehr schön. (kingdom of France, Louis XIV, 1643-1715, gold louis of the bare head of 1677, Bayonne mint. Very 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. The Bayonne mint issues are noted for the exaggerated tuft of hair on the king's forehead.
Recorded mintage: 7,545[2].
Specification: 6.75 g, 0.917 fine gold, designed by J. B Du Four, this specimen 6.71 g.
Catalog reference: Duplessy 1428; Fr-423; Gadoury 247, Dr/4 № 370, Dr/2 № 237.
- [2]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.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- [1]Künker Münzauktionen und Goldhandel, Catalog 264, Gold coins | Russian Coins and Medals | German Coins after 1871, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2015.
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