Difference between revisions of "France 1713-A 44 sols"

From CoinVarieties
Jump to navigation Jump to search
m (Text replacement - "* [[France 1713-L 2 louis d'or" to "* 1713-G ''louis d'or au soleil'' * [[France 1713-L 2 louis d'or")
Line 33: Line 33:
 
* [[France 1713-L ecu|1713-L ''écu aux trois couronnes'']]
 
* [[France 1713-L ecu|1713-L ''écu aux trois couronnes'']]
 
* [[France 1713-X ecu|1713-X ''écu aux trois couronnes'']]
 
* [[France 1713-X ecu|1713-X ''écu aux trois couronnes'']]
 +
* [[France 1713-G louis d'or|1713-G ''louis d'or au soleil'']]
 
* [[France 1713-L 2 louis d'or|1713-L ''double louis d'or au soleil'']]
 
* [[France 1713-L 2 louis d'or|1713-L ''double louis d'or au soleil'']]
 
* [[Coins and currency dated 1713]]
 
* [[Coins and currency dated 1713]]

Revision as of 14:16, 15 July 2022

from Jean Elsen sale 137, lot 1019

This specimen was lot 1019 in Jean Elsen sale 137 (Brussels, June 2018), where it sold for €110 (about US$153 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[2] noted,

"FRANCE, Royaume, Louis XIV (1643-1715), AR 44 sols, 1713A, Paris. Type de Strasbourg. D/ B. à d., cuirassé à l'antique. R/ Ecu de France couronné. . Nettoyé. Légères traces de corrosion. presque Très Beau. (kingdom of France, Louis XIV, 1643-1715, silver 44 sols of 1713, Paris mint, Strasbourg type. Obverse: armored bust right; reverse: crowned arms of France. Cleaned, traces of corrosion, about very fine.)"

Droulers lists this as a 48 sols but it is the same weight as the Strasbourg 44 sols issued 1709-13. Its value was lowered to 36 sols in October 1714. It was minted at Paris 1713-14 and demonetized soon after. It was likely struck for circulation in Germany.

Recorded mintage: unknown[1].

Specification: 12.39 g, .833 fine silver, 33 mm diameter, plain edge, designed by Norbert Roëttiers, this specimen 12,06 g.

Catalog reference: Dr/4 no 635, Dr/2 no. 518, Dupl-1606; Gad-200.

Source:

  • [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.
  • 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.
  • [2]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 137, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils, S.A., 2018.

Links to: