France 1722-K 1/2 louis d'or

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Künker Auction 439, lot 2064

This specimen was lot 2064 in Künker sale 439 (Osnabrück, March 2026), where it sold for €8,250 (about US$11,350 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"FRANKREICH, KÖNIGREICH Louis XV, 1715-1774. 1/2 Louis d'or aux deux L 1722 K, Bordeaux. Büste r. mit Lorbeerkranz//Gekröntes Doppelmonogramm "L", in den Winkeln je eine Lilie. GOLD. RR Attraktives Exemplar mit hübschem Prägeglanz, min. Überprägungsspuren, vorzüglich. (kingdom of France, Louis XV, 1715-74, half louis d'or of the two "L's" of 1722, Bordeaux mint. Obverse: laureate bust right; reverse: crowned double monogram cantonned with lilies. Very rare, very attractive example with handsome gold toning, traces of the undertype visible, extremely fine.)"

This type was struck 1720-23 during the John Law period and all dates are rare. This is the first example of this type that we have posted. This type was superseded by the demi-louis d'or Mirliton, palmes longues, struck 1723-25. That coin in turn was superseded by the demi-louis d'or aux lunettes, struck 1726-40.

Recorded mintage: unknown but all rf[2].

Specification: 4.89 g, 0.917 fine gold, 22 mm diameter, reeded edge, this specimen 4,85 g.

Catalog reference: Dr/4 № 806, KM 460.4, Duplessy 1636; Fr-457; Gadoury 327.

Sources:

  • [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]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Frühjahrs-Auktion 439: Gold Coins from around the world, particularly Denmark, Habsburg, Malta and Saxony | German Coins after 1871 including Coins from the Collection of Jürgen and Erika Schmidt, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2026.

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