France 1751-AA 2 louis d'or
This specimen was lot 202 in Jean Elsen sale 146 (Brussels, November 2020), where it sold for €850 (about US$1,239 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"FRANCE, Royaume, Louis XV (1715-1774), AV double louis d'or au bandeau, 1751AA (sur 1750), Metz. D/ T. à g., ceinte d'un bandeau. R/ Ecus ovales de France et de Navarre sous une couronne. Rare Traces d'ajustage. Gradé PCGS AU50. Très Beau. (kingdom of France, Louis XV, 1715-74, double louis of the ribbon of 1751/0, Metz mint. Obverse: head left, hair tied with a ribbon; reverse: oval arms of France and Navarre under a crown. Rare, adjustment marks, Very Fine.)"
This type was struck 1742-73 in some numbers and the Metz mint issued this type 1743-44, 1749-60, 1763-67 and 1772 but many issues were small. It was succeeded by the double louis d'or à la vieille tête.
Recorded mintage: 3,200[2], a scarce date.
Specification: 16.31 g, 0.917 fine gold, reeded edge, 28-29 mm diameter, designed by J.-C. Röettiers.
Catalog reference: KM 519.2, Dupl-1642; Ci-2087; Gad-346; Fr-463, Dr/4 № 792, Dr/2 № 542; L4L 491.
- [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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