France 1762-9 2 louis d'or

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Jean Elsen sale 127, lot 1394

This specimen was lot 1394 in Jean Elsen sale 127 (Brussels, December 2015), where it sold for €800 (about US$1,027 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[2] noted,

"FRANCE, Royaume, Louis XV (1715-1774), AV double louis d'or au bandeau, 1762-9, Rennes. D/ T. à g., ceinte d'un bandeau. R/ Ecus ovales de France et de Navarre sous une couronne. Rare Légères traces d'ajustage. La tranche retravaillée. Très Beau. (kingdom of France, Louis XV, 1715-74, double louis d'or of the ribbon of 1762, Rennes mint. Obverse: head to left, hair tied in a ribbon; reverse: oval arms of France and Navarre below a crown. Rare, light adjustment marks, edge tooled, very fine.)"

This is a scarce date of the double louis d'or au bandeau, of a type struck 1740-74.

Recorded mintage: 2,959[1], a very scarce date.

Specification: 16.31 g, 0.917 fine gold, reeded edge, 28-29 mm diameter, designed by J.-C. Röettiers. This specimen 15,35 g.

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

Source:

  • [1]Droulers, Frédéric, Répertoire General des Monnaies de Louis XIII à Louis XVI (1610-1792), 4e édition. Paris: AFPN, 2009.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • [2]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 127, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils, S.A., 2015.

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