France 1705-A louis d'or

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Jean Elsen sale 153, lot 1518

This specimen was lot 1518 in Jean Elsen sale 153 (Brussels, December 2022), where it sold for €850 (about US$1,075 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"FRANCE, Royaume, Louis XIV (1643-1715), AV louis d'or aux insignes, 1705 A, Paris. 4e réformation. D/ T. laurée à d., les cheveux courts. R/ Croix formée de quatre lis couronnés, brochant sur un sceptre et une main de justice. Légèrement décentré. Très Beau à Superbe. (kingdom of France, Louis XIV, 1643-1715, gold louis of the insignia of 1705, Paris mint, fourth reformation. Obverse: laureate head right with short hair; reverse: cross formed of four crowned lilies over a scepter and the hand of justice. Slightly off center. Very Fine - Extremely Fine.)"

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. This is a somewhat scarce date of a scarce type.

Recorded mintage: 44,239, including some with a long-haired bust (Dr/4 № 415).

Specification: 6.75 g, 0.917 fine gold, reeded edge, designed by J. Röettiers; this specimen is 6,72 g.

Catalog reference: Fr-439, Dr/4 № 416, Dr/2 № 275, Dupl-1446A; Gad-254.

Source:

  • Duplessy, Jean, Les Monnaies Françaises Royales de Hugues Capet à Louis XVI (987-1793), Tome II, 2e édition, Paris: Maison Platt, 1999.
  • Droulers, Frédéric, Répertoire General des Monnaies de Louis XIII à Louis XVI (1610-1792), 4e édition, Paris: AFPN, 2009.
  • 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.
  • Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
  • Gadoury, Victor, Monnaies Royales Françaises, 1610-1792, 5me éd., Monaco: Éditions Victor Gadoury, 2018.
  • [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 153, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2022.

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