France 1698-P liard

from the Mountain Groan Collection

This diminutive coin, called a liard de France au buste agé, was the French equivalent of a farthing. This coin was the first issue of liards since 1658. The Dijon mint (mintmark "P") issued this type 1693-98. The date is common for the type, which was struck until 1707. The later liards of Louis XVI were 3.80 g.

Recorded mintage: 3,626,923.

Specification: 3.82 g, pure copper, 20-23 mm diameter, designed by Joseph Roëttiers.

Catalog reference: Dr/2 № 480, Dr/4 № 783-P, Gad-81.

Source:

• Droulers, Frédéric, Répertoire General des Monnaies de Louis XIII à Louis XVI (1610-1792), 4e édition. Paris: AFPN, 2009.
• 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.

Link to:

• 1697-AA liard de France au buste âgé
• 1698-A écu aux palmes
• 1698-A demi-écu aux palmes
• 1698-X demi-écu aux palmes
• 1698-W demi-écu aux palmes
• 1698-W écu carambole
• 1698-A double louis d'or aux quatre L
• 1698-D double louis d'or aux quatre L
• 1699-BB 2 deniers de Strasbourg
• Coins and currency dated 1698
• return to French royal coinage (to 1793)