France 1744-AA louis d'or

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Jean Elsen sale 146, lot 203

This specimen was lot 203 in Jean Elsen sale 146 (Brussels, November 2020), where it sold for €700 (about US$1,020 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"FRANCE, Royaume, Louis XV (1715-1774), AV louis d'or au bandeau, 1744AA, Metz. D/ T. à g., ceinte d'un bandeau. R/ Ecus ovales de France et de Navarre sous une couronne. Rare Gradé PCGS AU53. Très Beau à Superbe. (kingdom of France, Louis XV, 1715-74, gold louis of the ribbon of 1744, Metz mint. Obverse: head left, hair tied with a ribbon; reverse: oval arms of France and Navarre under a crown. Rare, Very Fine - Extremely Fine.)"

This specimen is a louis d'or au bandeau struck at the Metz mint, one of a type struck there in 1740-42, 1744-48. This specimen is counted as a slightly better date.

Recorded mintage: unknown[2], a slightly scarce date.

Specification: 8.158 g, 0.917 fine gold, 24 mm diameter, reeded edge.

Catalog reference: Dr/4 № 801, Dr/2 № 543, Fr-464; KM-513.22; Dupl-1643; Gad-341; L4L 492.

Source:

  • [2]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.
  • 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 146: Collection Anthony Lorrain Monnaies de Metz, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2020.

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