France 1723-& louis d'or
This specimen was lot 1092 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2022), where it sold for $2,040. The catalog description[1] noted, "FRANCE. Louis d'Or, 1723-&. Aix Mint. Louis XV. NGC Unc Details--Salt Water Damage. A boldly struck gold issue, this example presents a lovely specimen that is free from any wear. Some saltwater corrosion from this piece's time underwater has left its mark on the surfaces. Holdered with certified provenance from the wreck of Le Chameau, a French naval ship that sank off the coast of Nova Scotia in 1725." The specimen shown is a louis d'or Mirliton, palmes courtes, struck at the Aix mint (mintmark "&") during the minority of king Louis XV. This type was struck 1723 only but from twenty-seven mints. It would be extremely rare but for a quantity recovered in 1965 from the wreck of Le Chameau, a French troopship discovered off the coast of Nova Scotia. This type was superseded by the louis d'or Mirliton, palmes longues, struck 1723-25. That coin in turn was superseded by the louis d'or aux lunettes, struck 1726-40.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: unknown[2].
Specification: 6.52 g, 0.917 fine gold, 22-23 mm diameter, reeded edge, designed by Norbert Roëttiers.
Catalog reference: Dr/4 № 798, Fr-459; KM-468.21; Gad-338.
- 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.
- Gadoury, Victor, Monnaies Royales Françaises, 1610-1792, 5me éd., Monaco: Éditions Victor Gadoury, 2018.
- 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.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The 2022 NYINC Sale: World and Ancient Coins, featuring the Mark and Lottie Salton Collection and the Pat Johnson Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2021.
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- 1722-A louis d'or aux deux L
- 1722-BB louis d'or aux deux L
- 1722-L louis d'or aux deux L
- 1722-W louis d'or aux deux L
- 1723 seize deniers des mines de France
- 1723-G tiers d'écu
- 1723-T tiers d'écu au grand écusson de France
- 1723-9 tiers d'écu au grand écusson de France
- 1723-A écu au grand écusson de France
- 1723-AA écu au grand écusson de France
- 1723-D écu au grand écusson de France
- 1723-T écu au grand écusson de France
- 1723-W écu au grand écusson de France
- 1723-& écu au grand écusson de France
- 1723-A louis d'or Mirliton, palmes courtes
- 1723-AA louis d'or Mirliton, palmes courtes
- 1723-B louis d'or Mirliton, palmes courtes
- 1723-BB louis d'or Mirliton, palmes courtes
- 1723-C louis d'or Mirliton, palmes courtes
- 1723-ϽC louis d'or Mirliton, palmes courtes
- 1723-D louis d'or Mirliton, palmes courtes
- 1723-E louis d'or Mirliton, palmes courtes
- 1723-G louis d'or Mirliton, palmes courtes
- 1723-H louis d'or Mirliton, palmes courtes
- 1723-I louis d'or Mirliton, palmes courtes
- 1723-K louis d'or Mirliton, palmes courtes
- 1723-L louis d'or Mirliton
- 1723-M louis d'or Mirliton, palmes courtes
- 1723-N louis d'or Mirliton, palmes courtes
- 1723-O louis d'or Mirliton, palmes courtes
- 1723-Q louis d'or Mirliton, palmes courtes
- 1723-R louis d'or Mirliton, palmes courtes
- 1723-S louis d'or Mirliton, palmes courtes
- 1723-T louis d'or Mirliton, palmes courtes
- 1723-V louis d'or Mirliton, palmes courtes
- 1723-X louis d'or Mirliton, palmes courtes
- 1723-W louis d'or Mirliton, palmes courtes
- 1723-Y louis d'or Mirliton, palmes courtes
- 1723-Z louis d'or Mirliton, palmes courtes
- 1723-A double louis d'or Mirliton
- 1724-A louis d’or Mirliton, palmes longues
- 1724-B louis d’or Mirliton, palmes longues
- 1724-D louis d’or Mirliton, palmes longues
- 1724-H louis d'or Mirliton
- 1724-L louis d’or Mirliton, palmes longues
- 1724-M louis d'or Mirliton
- 1724-O louis d’or Mirliton, palmes longues
- 1724-T louis d'or mirliton, palmes longues
- 1724-W louis d’or Mirliton, palmes longues
- 1724-& louis d’or Mirliton, palmes longues
- Coins and currency dated 1723
- return to French royal coinage (to 1793)