France 1750-L 2 louis d'or

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Künker Auction 439, lot 2066

This specimen was lot 2066 in Künker sale 439 (Osnabrück, March 2026), where it sold for €3,800 (about US$5,228 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"FRANKREICH, KÖNIGREICH Louis XV, 1715-1774. Double louis d'or au bandeau 1750 L, Bayonne. GOLD. Winz. Kratzer und Belag auf der Rückseite, vorzüglich-Stempelglanz. (kingdom of France, Louis XV, 1715-74, double louis d'or of the ribbon of 1750, Bayonne mint. Minor hairlines and planchet flaws on the reverse, extremely fine to uncirculated.)"

This type was struck 1742-73 in some numbers and the Bayonne mint is listed in the SCWC for 1742-45, 1754-58 and 1763. Other dates exist, including the 1750 shown here. It was succeeded by the double louis d'or à la vieille tête.

Recorded mintage: 1,854[2], a rare date of a fairly common type.

Specification: 16.31 g, 0.917 fine gold, reeded edge, 28-29 mm diameter, designed by J.-C. Röettiers, this specimen 16,24 g.

Catalog reference: Dr/4 № 792, Dr/2 № 542, KM 519.10 (unlisted date), Duplessy 1642; Fr-463; Gadoury 346.

Sources:

  • [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.
  • 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.
  • Gadoury, Victor, Monnaies Royales Françaises, 1610-1792, 5me éd., Monaco: Éditions Victor Gadoury, 2018.
  • Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
  • [1]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Frühjahrs-Auktion 439: Gold Coins from around the world, particularly Denmark, Habsburg, Malta and Saxony | German Coins after 1871 including Coins from the Collection of Jürgen and Erika Schmidt, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2026.

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