France 1723-B louis d'or
This specimen was lot 99116 in Heritage sale 61259 (Dallas, TX, February 2022), where it sold for $1,380. The catalog description[1] noted, "France: Louis XV gold Louis d'Or Mirliton 1723-B AU Details (Cleaned) NGC, Rouen mint, Short palms variety. Sun-gold appearances abound this sought-after representative from the covetable "palmes courtes" series. While softly struck, likely due to an abundances of adjustment marks, we note brilliant recesses to the outer registers contributing to the overall attractive nature of the coin at hand." The specimen shown is a louis d'or Mirliton, palmes courtes, struck at the Rouen mint (mintmark "B") 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 This type was superseded by the louis d'or Mirliton, palmes longues, struck 1723-25. That coin in turn was superseded by the louis d'or aux lunettes, struck 1726-40.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: 103,200 plus a few louis d'or aux 2 L.
Specification: 6.52 g, 0.917 fine gold, 22-23 mm diameter, reeded edge, designed by Norbert Roëttiers.
Catalog reference: Dr/4 № 798, Dr/2 № 537, KM 468.2, Fr-459, Gad-338 (R2), Dupl-1638A.
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- [1]Cristiano Bierrenbach, Warren Tucker and Sam Spiegel, The Long Island Collection of French Coins Showcase Auction #61259, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2022.
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- 1722-A louis d'or aux 2 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-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, palmes courtes
- 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-& louis d'or Mirliton, palmes courtes
- 1723-9 louis d'or Mirliton, palmes courtes
- 1723 louis d'or Mirliton du Béarn, palmes courtes
- 1723-A double louis d'or Mirliton
- 1724-D louis d'or Mirliton
- Coins and currency dated 1723
- return to French royal coinage (to 1793)