France 1679-D louis d'or

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Jean Elsen sale 163, lot 1850
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This specimen was lot 1850 in Jean Elsen sale 163 (Brussels, November 2025), where it sold for €1,500 (about US$1,733 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"FRANCE, Royaume, Louis XIV (1643-1715), AV louis d'or à la tête nue, 1679 D, Lyon. D/ T. juvénile à d. R/ Croix formée de huit L couronnés, cantonnée de quatre lis. Rare. Variété avec légende IM·P au revers. Petit coup sur la tranche et fines griffes. Portrait spécifique à Lyon, de 1679 à 1682. (kingdom of France, Louis XIV, 1643-1715, gold louis of the bare head of 1679, Lyon mint. Obverse: juvenile head right; reverse: cross formed of eight crowned L's, cantonned with four lilies. Rare, variety with "IM·P" on the reverse. Minor edge nick and hairlines, Very Fine. This bust used only at Lyon 1679-82.)"

Droulers[2] mentions this bust for Lyon for 1673, 1678-83 and notes this date as fairly common for the type. The tête virile was used at the various mints from about 1673 to about 1687, when a laureate head was reintroduced. The majority were restruck in various "reformations" starting in 1690, accounting for their rarity today.

Recorded mintage: 69,565[2].

Specification: 6.75 g, 0.917 fine gold, plain edge, 24-26 mm diameter, designed by François Warin, this specimen is 6,70 g.

Catalog reference: Dupl. 1428; Gad-247, Fr-423, Dr/4 № 373, Dr/2 № 248, KM 219.3.

Source:

  • Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
  • [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.
  • [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 163, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2025.

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