France 1755-Pau 2 louis d'or

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Sincona sale 46, lot 360

This specimen was lot 360 in Sincona sale 46 (Zürich, May 2018), where it sold for 650 CHF (about US$780 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"Frankreich, Louis XV. 1715-1774. 2 Louis dor au bandeau 1755, Pau. Schön-sehr schön. Fassungsspuren. (kingdom of France, Louis XV, 1715-74, double louis d'or of the hair ribbon of 1755, Pau mint. Fine-very fine, Traces of mounting.)"

Droulers lists Pau mint issues for 1742-45, 1750-70 with some of the mintages from the sixties being quite substantial.

Reported Mintage: 8,746.

Specification: 16.31 g, 0.917 fine gold, 28-29 mm diameter, reeded edge, designed by J.-C. Röettiers; this specimen 16.25 g.

Catalog reference: Gadoury 346a, Fr-463, Dr/4 № 792a, Dr/2 № 542a, KM-522.

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.
  • Gadoury, Victor, Monnaies Royales Françaises, 1610-1792, 5me éd., Monaco: Éditions Victor Gadoury, 2018.
  • Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
  • [1]Richter, Jürg, Auction 46, Gold Coins and Medals, Zürich: Sincona AG, 2018.

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