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Jean Elsen sale 141, lot 1300

This specimen was lot 1300 in Jean Elsen sale 141 (Brussels, June 2019), where it sold for €800 (about US$1,060 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"FRANCE, Royaume, Louis XIV (1643-1715), AV louis d'or aux quatre L, 1694P, Dijon. 2e réformation. D/ T. âgée à d., coiffée d'une grande perruque laurée. R/ Croix formée de quatre lis couronnés, cantonnée de quatre L. Très Beau. (kingdom of France, Louis XIV, 1643-1715, gold louis of the four "L's" of 1694, Dijon mint, second reformation. Obverse: laureate and peruked old head right; reverse: cross formed of four crowned lilies cantonned with four "L's". Very Fine.)"

This type, known as a louis d'or aux 4 L, was struck 1693-1700, mostly over older coins. Twenty-four mints contributed in 1694.

Recorded mintage: 161 fn + 129,997 rf[2], a better date.

Specification: 6.75 g, 0.917 fine gold, 24-26 mm diameter, reeded edge, this specimen 6,68 g.

Catalog reference: Fr-433; Dupl-1440A; Gad-252; KM 302.17, Dr/4 № 412, Dr/2 № 266.

Source:

  • Duplessy, Jean, Les Monnaies Françaises Royales de Hugues Capet à Louis XVI (987-1793), Tome II, 2e édition, Paris: Maison Platt, 1999.
  • [2]Droulers, Frédéric, Répertoire General des Monnaies de Louis XIII à Louis XVI (1610-1792), 4e édition. Paris: AFPN, 2009.
  • Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
  • 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 141, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils, S.A., 2019.

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