France 1696-E 1/2 louis d'or

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Jean Elsen sale 147, lot 1549

This specimen was lot 1549 in Jean Elsen sale 147 (Brussels, June 2021), where it sold for €380 (about US$555 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"FRANCE, Royaume, Louis XIV (1643-1715), AV demi-louis d'or aux quatre L, 1696E, Tours. 2e réformation. D/ T. laurée à d. R/ Croix formée de quatre lis couronnés, cantonnée de quatre L. Rare Traces de monture. Beau à Très Beau. (kingdom of France, Louis XIV, 1643-1715, gold half louis of the four L's of 1696, Tours mint, second reformation. Obverse: laureate head right; reverse: cross forms of four crowned lilies, cantonned with four L's. Rare, trace of mounting, Fine - Very Fine.)"

While louis d'or of Louis XIV turn up occasionally, the demi-louis are all scarce to rare. This type, the demi-louis d'or aux 4 L, was struck 1693-1700. Most are "reformed" (struck over older coins).

Recorded mintage: unknown but a slightly better date of a rare type.

Specification: 3.37 g, 0.917 fine gold, reeded edge; this specimen 3,28 g.

Catalog reference: Dr/4 № 421, Dr/2 № 267, KM 301.8, Fr-434; Dupl-1441A; Gad-240.

Source:

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
  • Gadoury, Victor, Monnaies Royales Françaises, 1610-1792, 5me éd., Monaco: Éditions Victor Gadoury, 2018.
  • [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 147: Monnaies, Médailles et Décorations, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2021.

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