France 1713-L louis d'or

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Jean Elsen sale 163, lot 1873
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This specimen was lot 1873 in Jean Elsen sale 163 (Brussels, November 2025), where it sold for €1,700 (about US$1,964 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"FRANCE, Royaume, Louis XIV (1643-1715), AV louis d'or au soleil, 1713 L, Bayonne. D/ T. à d., coiffée d'une perruque laurée. R/ Croix formée de huit L couronnés, cantonnée de quatre lis, avec un soleil en coeur. Rare. Coups sur la tranche. Traces d'ajustage au revers. (kingdom of France, Louis XIV, 1643-1715, gold louis of the sunburst of 1713, Bayonne mint. Obverse: laureate and peruked bust right; reverse: cross formed of eight crowned L's, cantonned with four lilies and a sunburst at the center. Rare, edge nicks, adjustment marks on the reverse, Very Fine - Extremely Fine/Very Fine.)"

This type was struck 1709-15 in some numbers but it is scarce today. It was the last louis of Louis XIV. Its initial face value[2] was 16 livres 10 sols tournois, later increased to 20 livres. The mintage reported below may be compared with that of Paris, which reported 244,863 examples for the year.

Recorded mintage: 53,425.

Specification: 8.15 g, 0.917 fine gold, 24-26 mm diameter, reeded edge, this specimen 8,08 g.

Catalog reference: Dr/4 № 417, Dr/2 № 278, Dupl-1449; Fr-444; Gad. 256, KM 390.10 (unlisted date).

Source:

  • [2]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]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 163, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2025.

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