France 1693-I 1/2 louis d'or Fr-430

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Jean Elsen sale 145, lot 1140

This specimen was lot 1140 in Jean Elsen sale 145 (Brussels, September 2020), where it sold for €1,200 (about US$1,710 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"FRANCE, Royaume, Louis XIV (1643-1715), AV demi-louis d'or à l'écu, 1693I, Limoges. 1e réformation. D/ T. vieillie à d., coiffée d'une perruque laurée. R/ Ecu de France couronné. De la plus haute rareté Réformé sur un demi-louis d'or au buste juvénile de Paris. Très Beau. (kingdom of France, Louis XIV, 1643-1715, gold half louis of the shield of 1693, Limoges mint, first reformation. obverse: laureate, peruked old head to right; reverse: crowned arms of France. Extremely rare, struck over a half louis juvenile of the Paris mint. Very Fine.)"

This type, known as a demi-louis d'or à l'écu, was struck 1690-93, mostly over older coins. Many mints contributed but all in small quantities and the type is rare today. This is a previously unconfirmed date. The Limoges mint is recorded as having struck a few demi-louis d'or aux 4 L in 1693.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.37 g, 0.917 fine gold, 20-21 mm diameter, reeded edge, designed by Joseph Roëttiers, this specimen 3,33 g.

Catalog reference: Dr/4 № 418 (unlisted date), Dr/2 № 262, Fr-430, Dupl-1436A; Gad-239 (unlisted date); L4L 244 (unlisted date).

Source:

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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 145, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2020.

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