France 1760-9 2 louis d'or

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Jean Elsen sale 150, lot 1379

This specimen was lot 1379 in Jean Elsen sale 150 (Brussels, March 2022), where it sold for €2,800 (about US$3,712 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"FRANCE, Royaume, Louis XV (1715-1774), AV double louis d'or au bandeau, 17609, Rennes. D/ T. à g., ceinte d'un bandeau. R/ Ecus ovales de France et de Navarre sous une couronne. Rare Fines griffes. Très Beau à Superbe. (kingdom of France, Louis XV, 1715-74, double gold louis of the hair ribbon of 1760, Rennes mint. Obverse: head left, hair tied in a ribbon; reverse: oval arms of France and Navarre under a crown. Rare, fine scratches, Very Fine - Extremely Fine.)"

This type was struck 1742-73 in some numbers. The Rennes mint issued this type every year but the 1760 appears to be the only date not extremely rare.

Recorded mintage: 23,285[2], a slightly better date.

Specification: 16.31 g, 0.917 fine gold, reeded edge, 28-29 mm diameter, designed by J.-C. Röettiers; this specimen 16,26 g.

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

Source:

  • [2]Droulers, Frédéric, Répertoire General des Monnaies de Louis XIII à Louis XVI (1610-1792), 2nd édition. Paris: AFPN, 1998.
  • 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]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 150: Collection J.F.L. Blankenberg, Monnaies de l'Orient Latin, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2022.

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