France 1705-BB 33 sols
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The specimen shown is a 33 sols de Strasbourg struck at that town during the reign of Louis XIV. It was lot 1402 in CGB sale 31 (Paris, June 2007). The type was issued 1705-08 from that mint in fairly large numbers but is today rare. Droulers[1] notes that most of the survivors were found in Wurttemberg and Baden, not France, suggesting that it was struck for circulation in Germany.
Recorded mintage: 4,753,210[1].
Specification: 9.29 g, .798 fine silver, 33 mm diameter, plain edge, designed by Norbert Roëttiers.
Catalog reference: Dr/4 № 636, Dr/2 № 516, Gad-198.
- [1]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.
- 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.
Links to:
- 1699-BB 17½ sols de Strasbourg
- 1701-BB 33 sols de Strasbourg
- 1702-BB 34½ sols de Strasbourg
- 1705-A quart d'écu aux huit L
- 1705-W quart d'écu aux huit L
- 1705-AA 10 sols aux quatre couronnes
- 1705-BB 10 sols aux quatre couronnes
- 1705-A demi-écu aux huit L
- 1705-W demi-écu de Flandre
- 1705-A écu aux huit L
- 1705-L écu aux huit L, deuxieme type
- 1705-S écu aux huit L, deuxieme type
- 1705-T écu aux huit L, deuxieme type
- 1705-W écu aux huit L, deuxieme type
- 1705-A louis d'or aux insignes
- 1705-L louis d'or aux insignes
- 1705-A double louis d'or aux insignes aux cheveux longs
- 1705-W double louis d'or aux insignes aux cheveux longs
- 1707-BB 33 sols de Strasbourg
- 1711-BB 44 sols de Strasbourg
- Coins and currency dated 1705
- return to French royal coinage (to 1793)