France 1792-A 2 louis d'or

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Jean Elsen sale 147, lot 1612
Jean Elsen sale 164, lot 1832
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The first specimen was lot 1612 in Jean Elsen sale 147 (Brussels, June 2021), where it sold for €1,000 (about US$1,218 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"FRANCE, Royaume, Louis XVI (1774-1793), AV double louis d'or à la tête nue, 1792A, Paris. D/ T. nue à g., les cheveux longs. R/ Ecus accolés de France et de Navarre sous une couronne. Rare Petit défaut de flan sur la joue. Très Beau. (kingdom of France, Louis XVI, 1774-93, gold double louis of the bare head of 1792, Paris mint. Obverse: bare head to left, with long hair; reverse: accolated arms of France and Navarre under a crown. Rare, minor planchet flaw, Very Fine.)"

The second specimen was lot 1832 in Jean Elsen sale 164 (Brussels, March 2026), where it sold for €1,700 (about US$2,367 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[2] noted,

"FRANCE, Royaume, Louis XVI (1774-1793), AV double louis d'or à la tête nue, 1792 A, Paris. D/ T. nue à g., les cheveux longs. R/ Écus accolés de France et de Navarre sous une couronne. Rare. 2e semestre. Nettoyé. Légères traces de monture. Très Beau. (kingdom of France, Louis XVI, 1774-93, gold double louis of the bare head of 1792, Paris mint. obverse: bare head left with long hair; reverse: accolated arms of France and Navarre under a crown. Rare, second semester, cleaned, traces of a mount mark, Very Fine.)"

This is a scarce double louis d'or à la tête nue from the Paris mint. 1786 is the peak year of issue for this type, with the Paris mint leading eleven mints with 2,641,702 examples. The years 1786-87 are common as the mints melted down and reminted old tenor gold, but the later dates (1788-92) are much scarcer.

Recorded mintage: unknown but scarce.

Specification: 15.29 g, 0.917 fine gold; the first specimen 15,07 g, the second specimen 15,29 g.

Catalog reference: Dr/4 № 877, Dr/2 № 604, KM 592.1, Fr-474, Dupl-1706; Gad-363.

Source:

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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 147: Monnaies, Médailles et Décorations, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2021.
  • [2]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 164: Monnaies du duché de Brabant et du royaume de Belgique, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2026.

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