France 1720-AA louis d'argent

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Jean Elsen sale 146, lot 180

This specimen was lot 180 in Jean Elsen sale 146 (Brussels, November 2020), where it sold for €240 (about US$350 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"FRANCE, Royaume, Louis XV (1715-1774), AR petit louis d'argent (tiers d'écu), 1720AA, Metz. D/ B. dr. et cuir. à d. R/ Croix formée de huit L couronnés, cantonnée de quatre lis. Extrêmement rare. Beau à Très Beau. (kingdom of France, Louis XV, 1715-74, silver petit louis d'argent or third écu of 1720, Metz mint. Obverse: draped and armored bust right; reverse: cross formed of eight crowned "L's", cantonned with four lilies. Extremely rare, Fine - Very Fine.)"

This type was introduced by John Law in 1720 as one-third of an écu along with a livre d'argent. It was supplanted later in the year by the tiers d'écu, and most were melted to produce the latter coin. The petit louis is now quite scarce despite the substantial mintage.

Recorded mintage: 187,921, a fairly scarce date[2].

Specification: 8.15 g, 0.917 fine silver, 26-28 mm diameter, reeded edge, engraved by Norbert Röettiers, this specimen 7,95 g.

Catalog reference: Dr/2 № 560, Dr/4 № 831, Dupl-1664; Gad-305; L4L 447.

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.
  • 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 146: Collection Anthony Lorrain Monnaies de Metz, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2020.

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