France 1745-BB 2 louis d'or

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Jean Elsen sale 116, lot 1490
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This specimen was lot 1490 in Jean Elsen sale 116 (Brussels, March 2013), where it sold for €880 (about US$1,336 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"FRANCE ROYALE, Louis XV (1715-1774), AV double louis d'or au bandeau, 1745 BB, Strasbourg. Droit: Tête à gauche, ceinte d'un bandeau. Revers: Ecus ovales de France et de Navarre sous une couronne. Provient de notre vente 80, 12 juin 2004, 1998. Très Beau à Superbe (kingdom of France, Louis XV (1715-74), gold double louis d'or au bandeau of 1745, Strasbourg mint. Obverse: head to left, hair tied in a ribbon; reverse: oval arms of France and Navarre, crown above. From Jean Elsen sale 80, lot 1998. Very fine to extremely fine.)"

This type was struck 1742-73 in some numbers but the Strasbourg mint issued this type 1742-49, 1756-64, 1766-72 only. It is one of a series of large issues of 1743-49, probably necessitated by the need to pay troops fighting in Germany during the War of the Austrian Succession. It was succeeded by the double louis d'or à la vieille tête.

Recorded mintage: 183,220.

Specification: 16.31 g, 0.917 fine gold, reeded edge, 28-29 mm diameter, designed by J.-C. Röettiers; this specimen 16,23g.

Catalog reference: Dupl-1642; Ci-2087; Gad-346; Fr-463, Dr/4 № 792, Dr/2 № 542.

Source:

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 116, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils, S.A., 2013.

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