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This specimen was lot 2064 in Künker sale 439 (Osnabrück, March 2026), where it sold for €8,250 (about US$11,350 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted, <blockquote>"''FRANKREICH, KÖNIGREICH Louis XV, 1715-1774. 1/2 Louis d'or aux deux L 1722 K, Bordeaux. Büste r. mit Lorbeerkranz//Gekröntes Doppelmonogramm "L", in den Winkeln je eine Lilie. GOLD. RR Attraktives Exemplar mit hübschem Prägeglanz, min. Überprägungsspuren, vorzüglich.'' (kingdom of [[France]], Louis XV, 1715-74, half louis d'or of the two "L's" of 1722, Bordeaux mint. Obverse: laureate bust right; reverse: crowned double monogram cantonned with lilies. Very rare, very attractive example with handsome gold toning, traces of the undertype visible, extremely fine.)"</blockquote> This type was struck 1720-23 during the John Law period and all dates are rare. This is the first example of this type that we have posted. This type was superseded by the ''demi-louis d'or Mirliton, palmes longues,'' struck 1723-25. That coin in turn was superseded by the [[France 1726-A 1/2 louis d'or|''demi-louis d'or aux lunettes'']], struck 1726-40.

''Recorded mintage'': unknown but all rf[2].

''Specification'': 4.89 g, 0.917 fine gold, 22 mm diameter, reeded edge, this specimen 4,85 g.

''Catalog reference:'' Dr/4 № 806, KM 460.4, Duplessy 1636; Fr-457; Gadoury 327.

''[[Bibliography|Sources:]]''
* [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]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, ''Frühjahrs-Auktion 439: Gold Coins from around the world, particularly Denmark, Habsburg, Malta and Saxony | German Coins after 1871 including Coins from the Collection of Jürgen and Erika Schmidt,'' Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2026.

''Links:''
* [[France 1717-A 1/2 louis d'or|1717-A ''demi-louis d'or de Noailles'']]
* [[France 1722-K 1/2 sol|1722-K ''demi-sol au buste enfantin'']]
* [[France 1722-& 1/6 ecu|1722-& 1/6 ''écu de France'']]
* [[France 1722-AA 1/3 ecu|1722-AA ''tiers d'écu au grand écusson de France'']]
* [[France 1722-E 1/3 ecu|1722-E ''tiers d'écu au grand écusson de France'']]
* [[France 1722-G 1/3 ecu|1722-G ''tiers d'écu au grand écusson de France'']]
* [[France 1722-X 1/3 ecu|1722-X ''tiers d'écu au grand écusson de France'']]
* [[France 1722-R 1/2 ecu|1722-R ''demi-écu au grand écusson de France'']]
* [[France 1722-A ecu|1722-A ''écu au grand écusson de France '']]
* [[France 1722-AA ecu|1722-AA ''écu au grand écusson de France'']]
* [[France 1722-B ecu|1722-B ''écu au grand écusson de France'']]
* [[France 1722-E ecu|1722-E ''écu au grand écusson de France'']]
* [[France 1722-X ecu|1722-X ''écu au grand écusson de France'']]
* [[France 1722-A louis d'or|1722-A ''louis d'or aux 2 L'']]
* [[France 1722-BB louis d'or|1722-BB ''louis d'or aux 2 L'']]
* [[France 1722-L louis d'or|1722-L ''louis d'or aux 2 L'']]
* [[France 1722-W louis d'or|1722-W ''louis d'or aux 2 L'']]
* [[France 1726-A 1/2 louis d'or|1726-A ''demi-louis d'or aux lunettes'']]
* [[France 1726-BB 1/2 louis d'or|1726-BB ''demi-louis d'or aux lunettes'']]
* [[France 1726-G 1/2 louis d'or|1726-G ''demi-louis d'or aux lunettes'']]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1722]]
* return to [[French royal coinage (to 1793)]]

[[Category:Selections from Kunker sale 439, 440, 441]][[Category:Gold coins of France]]

France 1722-K 1/2 louis d'or - Revision history

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