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Revision as of 09:36, 24 October 2025

Heritage sale 61352, lot 22114
image courtesy Heritage Auction Galleries

This specimen was lot 22114 in Heritage sale 61352 (Dallas, December 2023), where it sold for $600. The catalog description[1] noted, "France: Louis XIV gold 1/2 Louis d'Or 1695-D VF Details (Surface Hairlines) NGC, Lyon mint." While louis d'or of Louis XIV turn up occasionally, the demi-louis are all scarce to rare. This type, the demi-louis d'or aux 4 L, was struck in France 1693-1700. There are no common dates and nearly all were made using "flans reformées" (older coins).

Recorded mintage: 54,676, all rf, a common date of a rare type.

Specification: 3.37 g, 0.917 fine gold, 20-21 mm diameter, reeded edge, designed by Joseph Roëttiers.

Catalog reference: Dr/4 № 421, Dr/2 № 267, Gad-240, KM 301.5, Dup-1441A.

Source:

  • Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
  • 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.
  • [1]Cristiano Bierrenbach, Warren Tucker and Sam Spiegel, 2023 December 10 Spotlight: France World Coins Showcase Auction #61352, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auctions, 2023.

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