France 1733-I 1/2 louis d'or

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Jean Elsen sale 127, lot 1387

This specimen was lot 1387 in Jean Elsen sale 127 (Brussels, December 2015), where it sold for €460 (about US$591 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[2] noted,

"FRANCE, Royaume, Louis XV (1715-1774), AV demi-louis d'or aux lunettes, 1733I, Limoges. 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, half louis d'or of the spectacles of 1733, Limoges mint. Obverse: draped bust to left; reverse: oval arms of France and Navarre, crown above. Very rare, fine to very fine.)"

This type is recorded for France for 1726-39 but all the dates are rare with the possible exception of the 1726-A. The Limoges mint struck this type 1726-34 and 1736, more than most.

Recorded mintage: 1,926[1], a very scarce date.

Specification: 4.08 g, 0.917 fine gold, 20 mm diameter, reeded edge, designed by J.-C. Röettiers. This specimen 3,78 g.

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

Source:

  • [1]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.
  • Gadoury, Victor, Monnaies Royales Françaises, 1610-1792, 5me éd., Monaco: Éditions Victor Gadoury, 2018.
  • 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.
  • [2]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 127, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils, S.A., 2015.

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