France 1718-& louis d'or Fr-453

Jean Elsen sale 133, lot 1248

This specimen was lot 1248 in Jean Elsen sale 133 (Brussels, June 2017), where it did not sell. The catalog description^[1] noted,

"FRANCE, Royaume, Louis XV (1715-1774), AV louis d'or à la croix du Saint-Esprit, 1718&, Aix. Dit "à la croix de Malte". D/ T. laurée à d. R/ Croix de l'ordre du Saint-Esprit portant en coeur un écu rond aux trois lis. Rare Légèrement paillé. Superbe. (kingdom of France, Louis XV, 1715-74, gold louis of the Holy Spirit of 1718, Aix mint, called "of the Cross of Malta." Obverse: laureate bust to right; reverse: round arms of France over a Maltese cross. Rare, a few laminations, extremely fine.)"

Droulers^[2] notes this French type, called a louis d'or à la croix du Saint Esprit, was struck 1718-19 and replaced the louis d'or de Noailles, which was 12.23 grams.

Recorded mintage: 143,000^[2].

Specification: 9.79 g, 0.917 fine gold, reeded edge, 22-23 mm diameter, this specimen 9,80 g.

Catalog reference: Duplessy 1633; Fr-453; Gadoury 336, Dr/4 № 798, Dr/2 № 537, KM 468.6.

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 133, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils, S.A., 2017.

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