Difference between revisions of "France 1710-A louis d'or"

From CoinVarieties
Jump to navigation Jump to search
m (Text replacement - "Zurich," to "Zürich,")
m (Text replacement - "Zurich:" to "Zürich:")
Line 15: Line 15:
 
* Gadoury, Victor, ''Monnaies Royales Françaises, 1610-1792, 5me éd.,'' Monaco: Éditions Victor Gadoury, 2018.
 
* Gadoury, Victor, ''Monnaies Royales Françaises, 1610-1792, 5me éd.,'' Monaco: Éditions Victor Gadoury, 2018.
 
* Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed.'', Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.  
 
* Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed.'', Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.  
* <sup>[1]</sup>Richter, Jürg, ''Auction 46, Gold Coins and Medals,'' Zurich: Sincona AG, 2018.  
+
* <sup>[1]</sup>Richter, Jürg, ''Auction 46, Gold Coins and Medals,'' Zürich: Sincona AG, 2018.  
  
 
''Link to:''
 
''Link to:''

Revision as of 10:24, 20 June 2025

Sincona sale 46, lot 351

This specimen was lot 351 in Sincona sale 46 (Zürich, May 2018), where it sold for 900 CHF (about US$1,080 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"Frankreich, Louis XIV. 1643-1715. Louis dor au soleil 1710 A, Paris. Sehr schön. Leichte Fassungsspuren. (kingdom of France, Louis XIV, 1643-1715, louis d'or of the sunburst of 1710, Paris mint. Very fine, Minor traces of mounting.)"

This louis d'or au soleil was struck 1709-15 in some numbers. It was the last louis of Louis XIV. The 1710-A is a common date for the type.

Reported Mintage: 417,109.

Specification: 8.15 g, 0.917 fine gold, 24-26 mm diameter, reeded edge, designed by J. Röettiers; this specimen 8.07 g.

Catalog reference: Gadoury 256. Fr-444, Dr/4 № 417, Dr/2 № 278.

Source:

  • 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.
  • Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
  • [1]Richter, Jürg, Auction 46, Gold Coins and Medals, Zürich: Sincona AG, 2018.

Link to: