France 1770-BB liard

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Jean Elsen sale 141, lot 1465
from the Mountain Groan collection
France 1770BB liard rev DSLR.jpg

The first specimen was lot 1465 in Jean Elsen sale 141 (Brussels, June 2019), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted,

"FRANCE, Royaume, Louis XV (1715-1774), Cu liard à la vieille tête, 1770BB, Strasbourg. D/ T. l. à d. R/ Ecu de France couronné. Fleur de Coin, Provient de notre vente 94, 15 décembre 2007, 1440. (kingdom of France, Louis XV, 1715-74, copper liard of the old head of 1770, Strasbourg mint. Obverse: laureate head right; reverse: crowned arms of France. Uncirculated.)"

The specimen shown is a liard à la vieille tête minted at Strasbourg 1770-73 at the end of the reign of Louis XV. Eleven other mints struck this type. Its face value was three deniers, ¼ sol or 1/480 of a silver écu. The type is common in low grade (the SCWC values it at $4 in VG) but well made specimens are scarce.

Recorded mintage: unknown[2], but a common date.

Specification: pure copper, 3.06 g, 20-22 mm diameter, plain edge, designed by C.-N. Röettiers, this specimen is 3,09 g.

Catalog reference: Dr/4 № 873, Dr/2 № 608, Dupl-1701; Gad-272; KM 543.3.

Source:

  • Duplessy, Jean, Les Monnaies Françaises Royales de Hugues Capet à Louis XVI (987-1793), Tome II, 2e édition, Paris: Maison Platt, 1999.
  • [2]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.
  • [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 141, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils, S.A., 2019.

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