France 1701-A 2 louis d'or
This specimen was lot 31324 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2025), where it sold for $11,400. The catalog description[1] noted, "FRANCE. 2 Louis d'Or, 1701/0-A. Paris Mint. Louis XIV. PCGS MS-62. Variety with Flan neuf (new flan). The single finest certified of the overdate on the PCGS population report. This beautifully preserved example boasts lustrous satiny surfaces with a nice cartwheel effect and bold well-form design features. The obverse displays a pale golden coloration while the reverse offers slightly richer coloration in the protected areas adding a bit of contrast. Wholly original looking and very attractive, these issues should be considered VERY RARE and highly desirable when found struck on a fresh new planchet. Seldom encountered this piece is certain to garner much attention from French and world gold collector alike." This type, called a double louis d'or aux 8 L et aux insignes was issued 1700-04 on new and "reformed" blanks and like all double louis before the 1740's, is rare. This type is usually found struck over older coins, a process involving all French silver and gold coinage during 1690-1709. These "reformations" were the result of financial manipulations too tedious to discuss here.
Recorded mintage: 74,652 fn plus unknown rf.
Specification: 13.50 g, 0.917 fine gold, reeded edge, designed by J. Röettiers.
Catalog reference: Dr/4 № 400, Dupl-1442A; Fr-435; KM-335.1; Gad-261.
- 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.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, January 2025 NYINC Showcase Auction, featuring the Richard Margolis Collection, Part III, and the Richard August Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.
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- 1700-BB double louis d'or aux quatre L
- 1701-A quart d'écu aux insignes
- 1701-B quart d'écu aux insignes
- 1701-BB 33 sols de Strasbourg
- 1701-A demi-écu aux insignes
- 1701-ϽC demi-écu aux insignes
- 1701-E demi-écu aux insignes
- 1701-S demi-écu aux insignes
- 1701-W demi-écu aux insignes
- 1701-A écu aux insignes
- 1701-AA écu aux insignes
- 1701-D écu aux insignes
- 1701-E écu aux insignes
- 1701-N écu aux insignes
- 1701-T écu aux insignes
- 1701-W écu de Flandre aux insignes
- 1701-9 écu aux insignes
- 1701 écu du Béarn aux insignes
- 1701-A demi-louis d'or aux 8 L et aux insignes
- 1701-AA demi-louis d'or aux huit L et aux insignes
- 1701-C demi-louis d'or aux 8 L et aux insignes
- 1701-ϽC demi-louis d'or aux 8 L et aux insignes
- 1701-P demi-louis d'or aux 8 L et aux insignes
- 1701-A louis d'or aux 8 L et aux insignes
- 1701-AA louis d'or aux huit L et aux insignes
- 1701-BB louis d'or aux 8 L et aux insignes
- 1701-L louis d'or aux 8 L et aux insignes
- 1701-M louis d'or aux 8 L et aux insignes
- 1701-N louis d'or aux 8 L et aux insignes
- 1701-T louis d'or aux 8 L et aux insignes
- 1701-V louis d'or aux 8 L et aux insignes
- 1701-W louis d'or aux 8 L et aux insignes
- 1701-& louis d'or aux 8 L et aux insignes
- 1701 louis d'or aux 8 L et aux insignes du Béarn
- 1701-AA double louis d'or aux huit L et aux insignes
- 1701-N double louis d'or aux huit L et aux insignes
- 1701-P double louis d'or aux huit L et aux insignes
- 1702-A double louis d'or aux huit L et aux insignes
- Coins and currency dated 1701
- return to French royal coinage (to 1793)