France 1730-B 1/2 louis d'or

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Jean Elsen sale 149, lot 1550

This specimen was lot 1550 in Jean Elsen sale 149 (Brussels, December 2021), where it sold for €480 (about US$650 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"FRANCE, Royaume, Louis XV (1715-1774), AV demi-louis d'or aux lunettes, 1730B, Rouen. D/ B. drapé à g., tête nue. R/ Ecus ovales de France et de Navarre sous une couronne. Très rare. Beau à Très Beau. (kingdom of France, Louis XV, 1715-74, gold half louis of the spectacles of 1730, Rouen mint. Obverse: draped bust left with bare head; reverse: oval arms of France and Navarre under a crown. Very rare, Fine - Very Fine.)"

Droulers[2] awards this date no premium as all the dates of this French type after 1726 are rare. The Rouen mint struck this type 1727 and 1730 only.

Recorded mintage: unknown but few.

Specification: 4.08 g, 0.917 fine gold, 20 mm diameter, reeded edge, designed by Norbert Roëttier, this specimen 4,03 g.

Catalog reference: KM 488.2, Fr-462, Dr/4 № 808, Dupl-1641; Gad-329.

Sources:

  • [2]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]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 149: Monnaies, Médailles et Décorations, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2021.

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