France 1695-M 2 louis d'or
This specimen was lot 22126 in Heritage sale 61352 (Dallas, December 2023), where it sold for $2,880. The catalog description[1] noted, "France: Louis XIV gold 2 Louis d'Or 1695-M AU Details (Surface Hairlines) NGC, Toulouse mint. The obverse has a granular appearance, seemingly as struck, but the reverse shows no such signs, although it may have been exposed to a past light cleaning. Despite these things, this a scarce double Louis d'Or issue from the Toulouse mint, especially with this much detail. Ex. iNumis Sale 16 (October 2011, lot 491)." This type was struck 1693-1700 and this date is listed but not priced in Droulers. All double louis struck before the 1740's are rare.
Recorded mintage: 3,600 fn plus unknown rf, a rare date.
Specification: 13.50 g, 0.917 fine gold, reeded edge, designed by Joseph Roëttiers.
Catalog reference: Fr-432, Dr/4 № 399, Dr/2 № 265, KM 303.14, Dupl-1439A.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- 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]Cristiano Bierrenbach, Warren Tucker and Sam Spiegel, 2023 December 10 Spotlight: France World Coins Showcase Auction #61352, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auctions, 2023.
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- 1694-A double louis d'or aux quatre L
- 1694-D double louis d'or aux quatre L
- 1694-N double louis d'or aux quatre L
- 1695-W seizième d'écu de Flandre aux palmes
- 1695-AA douzième d'écu aux palmes
- 1695-W huitième d'écu de Flandre aux palmes
- 1695-A quart d'écu aux palmes
- 1695-X quart d'écu aux palmes
- 1695-A demi-écu aux palmes
- 1695-9 demi-écu aux palmes
- 1695-H demi-écu aux palmes
- 1695-K demi-écu aux palmes
- 1695-N demi-écu aux palmes
- 1695-W demi-écu de Flandre aux palmes
- 1695-X demi-écu aux palmes
- 1695-BB 35 sols de Strasbourg aux palmes
- 1695-A écu aux palmes
- 1695-C écu aux palmes
- 1695-D écu aux palmes
- 1695-E écu aux palmes
- 1695-T écu aux palmes
- 1695-W écu de Flandre aux palmes
- 1695-A demi-louis d'or aux quatre L
- 1695-D demi-louis d'or aux quatre L
- 1695-N demi-louis d'or aux quatre L
- 1695-P demi-louis d'or aux quatre L
- 1695-W demi-louis d'or aux quatre L
- 1695-A louis d'or aux quatre L
- 1695-AA louis d'or aux quatre L
- 1695-B louis d'or aux quatre L
- 1695-E louis d'or aux quatre L
- 1695-T louis d'or aux quatre L
- 1695-W louis d'or aux quatre L
- 1695-V louis d'or aux quatre L
- 1695-BB double louis d'or aux quatre L
- 1696-A double louis d'or aux quatre L
- 1696-BB double louis d'or aux quatre L
- 1696-G double louis d'or aux quatre L
- Coins and currency dated 1695
- return to French royal coinage (to 1793)