France 1790-R louis d'or

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Jean Elsen sale 149, lot 1564

This specimen was lot 1564 in Jean Elsen sale 149 (Brussels, December 2021), where it sold for €550 (about US$745 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"FRANCE, Royaume, Louis XVI (1774-1793), AV louis d'or à la tête nue, 1790R, Orléans. D/ T. nue à g., les cheveux longs. R/ Ecus accolés de France et de Navarre sous une couronne. Nettoyé. Très Beau. (kingdom of France, Louis XVI, 1774-93, gold louis of the bare head of 1790, Orleans mint. Obverse: bare head to left with long hair; reverse: accolated arms of France and Navarre under a crown. Cleaned, Very Fine.)"

A rare issue from the Orleans mint. The french mints struck large numbers of this louis in 1786-88 as old gold was recoined. The later dates are very scarce.

Recorded mintage: 9,386, most available mint of a rare year.

Specification: 7.65 g, 0.917 fine gold, 22-23 mm diameter, designed by Benjamin Duvivier, this specimen 7,56 g.

Catalog reference: KM 591.13, Fr-475, Dr/4 № 881, Dupl-1707; Gad-361.

Sources:

  • 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.
  • Duplessy, Jean, Les Monnaies Françaises Royales de Hugues Capet à Louis XVI (987-1793), Tome II, 2e édition, Paris: Maison Platt, 1999.
  • Gadoury, Victor, Monnaies Royales Françaises, 1610-1792, 5me éd., Monaco: Éditions Victor Gadoury, 2018.
  • 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.
  • [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 149: Monnaies, Médailles et Décorations, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2021.

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