France 1731-9 1/2 louis d'or

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Jean Elsen sale 112, lot 1239
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This specimen was lot 1239 in Jean Elsen sale 112 (Brussels, March 2012) where it sold for € 440 (about US$688 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[2] noted,

"FRANCE ROYALE, Louis XV (1715-1774), AV demi-louis d'or aux lunettes, 1731 9, Rennes. Droit: B. drapé à gauche, tête nue. Revers: Ecus ovales de France et de Navarre sous une couronne. Rare. Très Beau. (Kingdom of France, Louis XV, gold half louis d'or "of the eyeglasses" of 1731, Rennes mint. Obverse: draped bust to left, bare head; reverse: oval arms of France and Navarre beneath a crown. Rare, very fine.)"

Droulers[2] awards this date no premium as all the dates of this type after 1726 are rare. The Rennes mint struck this type 1726-33 and is among the more available mints.

Recorded mintage: est. 2,280.

Specification: 4.08 g, 0.917 fine gold, 20 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: Dupl-1641; Gad-329; Dr/4-808; Dr/2-541, Fr-462.

Source:

  • [2]Droulers, Frédéric, Répertoire General des Monnaies de Louis XIII à Louis XVI (1610-1792), 2nd édition. Paris: AFPN, 1998.
  • Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
  • Gadoury, Victor, Monnaies Royales Françaises, 1610-1792, 4me éd., Monaco: Éditions Victor Gadoury, 2012.
  • Duplessy, Jean, Les Monnaies Françaises Royales de Hugues Capet à Louis XVI (987-1793), Tome II, 2e édition, Paris: Maison Platt, 1999.
  • 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, Vente Publique 112, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses fils, S.A., 2012.

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