France 1721-BB louis d'or

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Jean Elsen sale 141, lot 1406

This specimen was lot 1406 in Jean Elsen sale 141 (Brussels, June 2019), where it sold for €1,700 (about US$2,253 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"FRANCE, Royaume, Louis XV (1715-1774), AV louis d'or aux 2 L, 1721BB, Strasbourg. Flan neuf. D/ B. nu, lauré à d. R/ Deux L adossés sous une couronne, entre trois lis. Rare Légères traces d'ajustage et petite brisure du coin au revers. presque Superbe. Provient de notre vente 68, 15 décembre 2001, 1380. (kingdom of France, Louis XV, 1715-74, gold louis of the two "L's" of 1721, Strasbourg mint, new blank. Obverse: laureate nude bust right; reverse: two back-to-back "L's" under a crown between three lilies. Rare, light adjustment marks and die clash on the reverse. about Extremely Fine.)"

This type was struck 1720-23 from twenty-seven mints but is very rare so there is little price difference between the mints. Its face value was 54 livres, which was lowered to 39 livres 12 sols on demonetization (August 1723). This type was superseded by the louis d'or Mirliton, palmes longues, struck 1723-25. That coin in turn was superseded by the louis d'or aux lunettes, struck 1726-40.

Recorded mintage: 54,863 fn + unknown rf[2].

Specification: 9.79 g, 0.917 fine gold, 24-26 mm diameter, reeded edge, this specimen 9,76 g.

Catalog reference: Dr/4 № 797, Dr/2 № 534, Fr-456, Dupl-1635; Gad-337.

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.
  • 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.
  • 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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