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''Specification:'' 9.79 g, 0.917 fine gold, 26 mm diameter, reeded edge, this specimen 9,76 g.  
 
''Specification:'' 9.79 g, 0.917 fine gold, 26 mm diameter, reeded edge, this specimen 9,76 g.  
  
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''Catalog reference:'' KM 438.8 (unlisted date), Fr-453, Dr/4 № 796, Dr/2 № 532, Dupl. 1633; Gad. 336 (high cost); L4L 428 (high cost); Clairand 34007 (high cost).  
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''Catalog reference:'' KM 438.8 (unlisted date), Fr-453, Dr/4 № 796, Dr/2 № 532, Dupl. 1633; Gad-336 (high cost); L4L 428 (high cost); Clairand 34007 (high cost).  
  
 
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Revision as of 08:55, 27 June 2025

Jean Elsen sale 161, lot 1207
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This specimen was lot 1207 in Jean Elsen sale 161 (Brussels, March 2025), where it sold for €2,800 (about US$3,646 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"FRANCE, Royaume, Louis XV (1715-1774), AV louis d'or à la croix de chevalier, 1719 K, Bordeaux. Dit "à la croix du Saint-Esprit". D/ T. laurée à d. R/ Croix de chevalier portant en coeur un écu rond aux trois lis. Extrêmement rare. Léger défaut de flan. Belle patine. (kingdom of France, Louis XV, 1715-74, gold louis of the Maltese cross of 1719, Bordeaux mint. Obverse: laureate bust right; reverse: Maltese cross with the round arms of France at the center. Extremely rare, light planchet defect, nice patina, Very Fine - Extremely Fine.)"

Droulers[2] notes this type, called a louis d'or à la croix du Saint Esprit, was struck in France 1718-19 and replaced the louis d'or de Noailles, which was 12.23 grams. This is a rare date.

Recorded mintage: limonite[2].

Specification: 9.79 g, 0.917 fine gold, 26 mm diameter, reeded edge, this specimen 9,76 g.

Catalog reference: KM 438.8 (unlisted date), Fr-453, Dr/4 № 796, Dr/2 № 532, Dupl. 1633; Gad-336 (high cost); L4L 428 (high cost); Clairand 34007 (high cost).

Source:

  • [2]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.
  • 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.
  • [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 161, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2025.

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