France 1735-A louis d'or

Sincona sale 20, lot 2738

from the Mountain Groan Collection

The first specimen was lot 2738 in Sincona sale 20 (Zürich, October 2014), where it sold for CHF 1,400 (about US$1,755 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[2] noted, "Louis dor 1735. Paris. Fast FDC. (about uncirculated.)" This louis d'or aux lunettes was part of the great reform of 1726 which stabilized French coinage until the Revolution. Produced at 28 mints 1726-40, the type is common tho most individual dates are rare.

Recorded mintage: 128,148^[1].

Specification: 8.16 g, 0.917 fine gold, 22-23 mm diameter, reeded edge, designed by Norbert Roëttiers, this specimen 8.17 g.

Catalog reference: Gad-340; Fr-461. KM 489.1, Dr/4 № 800, Dr/2 № 540.

Source:

• ^[1]Droulers, Frédéric, Répertoire General des Monnaies de Louis XIII à Louis XVI (1610-1792), 4e édition. Paris: AFPN, 2009.
• Duplessy, Jean, Les Monnaies Françaises Royales de Hugues Capet à Louis XVI (987-1793), Tome II, 2e édition, Paris: Maison Platt, 1999.
• Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
• ^[2]Richter, Jürg, Numismatic Coins & Medals: Auction 20, Zürich: Sincona AG, 2014.

Links to:

• 1734-& écu aux branches d'olivier
• 1734-A louis d'or aux lunettes
• 1735-A dixième d'écu aux branches d'olivier
• 1735-T demi-écu aux branches d'olivier
• 1735-A écu aux branches d'olivier
• 1735-L écu aux branches d'olivier
• 1735-W écu aux branches d'olivier
• 1735-9 écu aux branches d'olivier
• 1735-BB demi-louis d'or aux lunettes
• 1735-D louis d'or aux lunettes
• 1735-E louis d'or aux lunettes
• 1735-M louis d'or aux lunettes
• 1735-S louis d'or aux lunettes
• 1735-T louis d'or aux lunettes
• 1736-B louis d'or aux lunettes
• Coins and currency dated 1735
• return to French royal coinage (to 1793)