France 1708-A 20 sols

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Jean Elsen sale 141, lot 1352

This specimen was lot 1352 in Jean Elsen sale 141 (Brussels, June 2019), where it sold for €150 (about US$199 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"FRANCE, Royaume, Louis XIV (1643-1715), AR 20 sols aux insignes, 1708A, Paris. D/ B. à d., cuirassé à l'antique. R/ Main de justice et sceptre en sautoir, entre trois lis et une couronne. Légère faiblesse de frappe. Très Beau à Superbe. (kingdom of France, Louis XIV, 1643-1715, silver twenty sols of the insignia of 1708, Paris mint. Obverse: armored bust right; reverse: hand of justice and sceptre crossed, three lilies and a crown in the fields. Slightly weak strike, Very Fine - Extremely Fine.)"

Shown is a twenty sols aux insignes (twenty sous with insignia) struck at the Paris mint in the last years of Louis XIV's reign. The type was struck 1707-08 in substantial numbers but the type is scarce today. When the coin was recalled in 1710 for melting, the government paid only 14 sols each for them.

Recorded mintage: 3,204,946[2], a common date.

Specification: 6.11 g, 0.833 fine silver, 26-27 mm diameter, reeded edge, designed by Norbert Roëttiers, this specimen 6,12 g.

Catalog reference: Dr/4 № 705, Dr/2 № 464, Dupl-1565; Gad-164.

Source:

  • Duplessy, Jean, Les Monnaies Françaises Royales de Hugues Capet à Louis XVI (987-1793), Tome II, 2e édition, Paris: Maison Platt, 1999.
  • [2]Droulers, Frédéric, Répertoire General des Monnaies de Louis XIII à Louis XVI (1610-1792), 4e édition. Paris: AFPN, 2009.
  • 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 141, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils, S.A., 2019.

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