France 1728-X 1/2 louis d'or

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Jean Elsen sale 133, lot 1252

This specimen was lot 1252 in Jean Elsen sale 133 (Brussels, June 2017), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted,

"FRANCE, Royaume, Louis XV (1715-1774), AV demi-louis d'or aux lunettes, 1728X, Amiens. D/ B. drapé à g., tête nue. R/ Ecus ovales de France et de Navarre sous une couronne. Très rare. Très Beau à Superbe. (kingdom of France, Louis XV, 1715-74, gold half louis of the spectacles of 1728, Amiens mint. Obverse: draped bust to left; reverse: oval arms of France and Navarre below a crown. Very rare, very fine to extremely fine.)"

The type was struck 1726-39. Like all half louis, it is rare but this issue is probably the most available of all demi-louis d'or. There is little premium for rare dates. The Amiens mint struck this type 1726, 1728 and 1730 only.

Recorded mintage: est. 1,600.

Specification: 4.08 g, 0.917 fine gold; this specimen is 4,03 g.

Catalog reference: Dr/4 № 808; Dr/2 № 541, Gad-329, Dupl-1641. Fr-462, KM 488.5.

Source:

  • Clairand, Armand, Monnaies de Louis XV, Le temps de la Stabilité Monetaire, 1726-1774, Paris: Maison Platt, 1996.
  • 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.
  • [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 133, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils, S.A., 2017.

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