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''Recorded mintage:'' est. 189,000.
 
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''Specification:'' 8.15 g, .917 fine gold, 24 mm diameter, designed by J. C. Röettiers, this specimen 8,17 g.
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''Specification:'' 8.15 g, 0.917 fine gold, 24 mm diameter, designed by J. C. Röettiers, this specimen 8,17 g.
  
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''Catalog reference:'' Dr/4 no. 800, Dr/2 no. 540, Fr-461; KM-489.1; Dupl. 1640; Gad-340.
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''Catalog reference:'' Dr/4 № 800, Dr/2 № 540, Fr-461; KM-489.1; Dupl-1640; Gad-340.
  
 
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Latest revision as of 10:57, 4 December 2024

Jean Elsen sale 145, lot 1185

This specimen was lot 1185 in Jean Elsen sale 145 (Brussels, September 2020), where it sold for €1,000 (about US$1,423 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"FRANCE, Royaume, Louis XV (1715-1774), AV louis d'or aux lunettes, 1730A, Paris. D/ B. drapé à g., tête nue. R/ Ecus ovales de France et de Navarre sous une couronne. Superbe. Provient de Sotheby, Londres, avril 1977. (kingdom of France, Louis XV, 1715-74, gold louis d'or of the spectacles of 1730, Paris mint. obverse: draped bust to left with bare head; reverse: oval arms of France and Navarre under a crown. Extremely Fine.)"

This type is recorded for 1726-40 and is among the more common gold coins of the French ancien régime, and this is a common date.

Recorded mintage: est. 189,000.

Specification: 8.15 g, 0.917 fine gold, 24 mm diameter, designed by J. C. Röettiers, this specimen 8,17 g.

Catalog reference: Dr/4 № 800, Dr/2 № 540, Fr-461; KM-489.1; Dupl-1640; Gad-340.

Source:

  • Droulers, Frédéric, Répertoire General des Monnaies de Louis XIII à Louis XVI (1610-1792), 2nd édition. Paris: AFPN, 1998.
  • 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.
  • 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 145, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2020.

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