France 1754-L 2 louis d'or

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Künker sale 385, lot 3901

This specimen was lot 3901 in Künker sale 385 (Osnabrück, March 2023), where it sold for €1,800 (about US$2,326 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"FRANKREICH, KÖNIGREICH, Louis XV, 1715-1774. Double louis d'or au bandeau 1754, L, Bayonne. GOLD. Sehr schön. Erworben 2001 bei der Firma M. Meister. (kingdom of France, Louis XV, 1715-74, double louis of the hair ribbon of 1754, Bayonne mint. Very fine.)"

This type was struck 1742-73 in some numbers but the Bayonne mint issued this type 1742-58, 1763 and 1771 only. There are a few common dates for this mint but this isn't one of them.

Recorded mintage: 9,399[2].

Specification: 16.31 g, 0.917 fine gold, reeded edge, 28-29 mm diameter, designed by J.-C. Röettiers. This specimen is 15.96 g.

Catalog reference: Dr/4 № 792, Dr/2 № 542, Duplessy 1642; Fr-463; KM-519.10; Gad-463.

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.
  • 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, Katalog 385: Absolutismus, Aufklärung und Französische Revolution im Spiegel von Münzen und Medaillen - Die Sammlung Bader, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2023.

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