France 1724-A 2 louis d'or
This specimen was lot 20414 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Philadelphia, August 2018), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted, "Rarely Offered Double Louis Mirliton of Louis XV. FRANCE. 2 Louis d'Or, 1724-A. Paris Mint. Louis XV (1715-74). NGC AU-53. As an issue, this double louis d'or Mirliton type was struck only at the Paris mint between 1723 and 1724. The salvage of the wreck of the French troopship Le Chameau in 1965 recovered hundreds of the louis d'or Mirliton, but none were of the demi-louis or double louis denominations. Appealing quality, this example is sharply struck with antique copper-gold tone that caresses both sides. Several as-made planchet annealing streaks, as is typical for coinage of this period, run across the obverse surfaces, but blend admirably with the coin's 'fabric'. VERY RARE and seldom offered as a type."
Recorded mintage: est. 978,800.
Specification: 13.05 g, 28 mm diameter, reeded edge.
Catalog reference: Dr/4 № 791, Dr/2 № 536, Fr-458; KM-471; Gad-345.
- Droulers, Frédéric, Répertoire General des Monnaies de Louis XIII à Louis XVI (1610-1792), 4e édition. Paris: AFPN, 2009.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- Duplessy, Jean, Les Monnaies Françaises Royales de Hugues Capet à Louis XVI (987-1793), Tome II, 2e édition, Paris: Maison Platt, 1999.
- 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.
- [1]Ponterio, Richard, Kyle Ponterio and Chris Chatigny, The August 2018 Philadelphia ANA Auction: World Coins and Selections from the El Dorado Collection of Colombian Coins, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2018.
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- 1724-A écu aux 8 L
- 1724-B écu au grand écusson de France
- 1724-D écu aux 8 L
- 1724-N écu aux 8 L
- 1724-T écu aux huit L
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- 1724-V écu au grand écusson de France
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