France 1769-A 2 louis d'or

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Jean Elsen sale 108, lot 1280
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This specimen was lot 1280 in Jean Elsen sale 108 (Brussels, March 2011) where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted,

"FRANCE ROYALE, Louis XV (1715-1774), AV double louis d'or au bandeau, 1769 A, Paris. 2e semestre. Droit: Tête à gauche, ceinte d'un bandeau. Revers: Ecus ovales de France et de Navarre sous une couronne. Ref.: 16,29g. Petits coups. Très Beau à Superbe" (France, Louis XV, 1715-74, gold double louis d'or au bandeau of 1769, Paris mint, second semester. Obverse: head to left, hair tied in a ribbon; reverse: shields of France and Navarre below a crown. Tiny nicks, Very Fine to Extremely Fine.)

Recorded mintage: 49,137 (priced[2] about 20% more than the common date such as 1760-BB).

Specification: 16.31 g, 0.917 fine gold, reeded edge, 28-29 mm diameter, designed by J.-C. Röettiers, this specimen 16.29 g.

Catalog reference: Dupl., 1642; Ci., 2087; Gad., 346; Dr/4 № 792, Dr/2 № 542, KM 519.1; Fr-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.
  • 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 108, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils, S.A., 2011.

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