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''Specification:'' pure copper, 12.23 g, 28-30 mm diameter, plain edge, designed by C.-N. Röettiers. | ''Specification:'' pure copper, 12.23 g, 28-30 mm diameter, plain edge, designed by C.-N. Röettiers. | ||
| − | ''Catalog reference:'' Dr/4 no. 865, Dr/2 no. 579, KM 545.13. | + | ''Catalog reference:'' Dr/4 no. 865, Dr/2 no. 579, KM 545.13, Dupl-1599. |
''[[Bibliography|Source:]]'' | ''[[Bibliography|Source:]]'' | ||
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* Duplessy, Jean, ''Les Monnaies Françaises Royales de Hugues Capet à Louis XVI (987-1793), Tome II, 2e édition'', Paris: Maison Platt, 1999. | * 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. | * 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. | ||
''Link to:'' | ''Link to:'' | ||
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* [[France 1771-D 2 louis d'or|1771-D ''double louis d'or au bandeau'']] | * [[France 1771-D 2 louis d'or|1771-D ''double louis d'or au bandeau'']] | ||
* [[France 1772-N 1/2 sol|1772-N ''demi sol à la vieille tête'']] | * [[France 1772-N 1/2 sol|1772-N ''demi sol à la vieille tête'']] | ||
| + | * [[France 1772-W sol|1772-W ''sol à la vieille tête'']] | ||
* [[Coins and currency dated 1771]] | * [[Coins and currency dated 1771]] | ||
* return to [[French royal coinage (to 1793)]]. | * return to [[French royal coinage (to 1793)]]. | ||
[[Category:Base metal coinage of France]][[Category:Selections from the Mountain Groan Collection]] | [[Category:Base metal coinage of France]][[Category:Selections from the Mountain Groan Collection]] | ||
Revision as of 18:36, 5 July 2021
The specimen shown is a sol a la vieille tête minted at Besançon 1769-72 at the end of the reign of Louis XV of France. The Besançon mint closed in 1772. Eleven mints struck this type. Its face value was 12 deniers, one sol or 1/120 of a silver écu. The type is common in low grade (the SCWC values it at $3 in VG) but well made specimens are scarce.
Recorded mintage: unknown (priced[1] at about double the common date).
Specification: pure copper, 12.23 g, 28-30 mm diameter, plain edge, designed by C.-N. Röettiers.
Catalog reference: Dr/4 no. 865, Dr/2 no. 579, KM 545.13, Dupl-1599.
- [1]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.
Link to:
- 1767-& demi sol à la vieille tête
- 1768-A sol à la vieille tête
- 1769-A liard à la vieille tête
- 1771-T demi-écu à la vieille tête
- 1771-A écu à la vieille tête
- 1771-AA écu à la vieille tête
- 1771-H écu à la vieille tête
- 1771-L écu à la vieille tête
- 1771-A double louis d'or à la vieille tête
- 1771-D double louis d'or au bandeau
- 1772-N demi sol à la vieille tête
- 1772-W sol à la vieille tête
- Coins and currency dated 1771
- return to French royal coinage (to 1793).