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''Recorded mintage'': 98,889, all rf<sup>[2]</sup>.
 
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''Specifications'': 3.37 g, 0.917 fine gold, 20-21 mm diameter, designed by Joseph Roëttiers, this specimen 3,34 g.  
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''Specification'': 3.37 g, 0.917 fine gold, 20-21 mm diameter, designed by Joseph Roëttiers, this specimen 3,34 g.  
  
 
''Catalog reference:'' KM 277.3, Dr/4 № 418, Dr/2 № 262, Duplessy 1436 A; Fr-430; Gadoury 239.  
 
''Catalog reference:'' KM 277.3, Dr/4 № 418, Dr/2 № 262, Duplessy 1436 A; Fr-430; Gadoury 239.  
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Latest revision as of 18:24, 29 November 2025

Künker Auction 425, lot 1035

This specimen was lot 1035 in Künker Auction 425 (Osnabrück, July 2025), where it sold for €800 (about US$1,133 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"EUROPÄISCHE MÜNZEN UND MEDAILLEN · FRANKREICH, KÖNIGREICH Louis XIV, 1643-1715. 1/2 Louis d'or à l' écu 1691 (Jahreszahl im Stempel aus 1690 geändert) D, Lyon. Réformation. GOLD. R Sehr schön. (kingdom of France, Louis XIV, 1643-1715, demi-louis d'or à l'écu of 1691, Lyon mint, 1691/0 overdate, reformed. Rare, very fine.)"

The demi-louis d'or is much scarcer than its larger brother, tho this type, the demi-louis d'or a l'écu, turns up occasionally. It was issued 1690-1693.

Recorded mintage: 98,889, all rf[2].

Specification: 3.37 g, 0.917 fine gold, 20-21 mm diameter, designed by Joseph Roëttiers, this specimen 3,34 g.

Catalog reference: KM 277.3, Dr/4 № 418, Dr/2 № 262, Duplessy 1436 A; Fr-430; Gadoury 239.

Sources:

  • Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
  • [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.
  • 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]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Katalog 425: Gold coins from the Medieval and Modern Times, from the Mohr family collection, e.g. | Silver coins, e.g. highlights of medallic art | German coins after 1871, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2025.

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