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This specimen was lot 74626 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice Online Auction (Costa Mesa, CA, May 2025), where it sold for $1,560. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "FRANCE. Louis d'Or, 1694-BB. Strasbourg Mint. Louis XIV. NGC AU-58. A lovely nearly-Mint State example, yielding handsome luster and sharp details throughout." 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. This is a common date.
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This specimen was lot 74626 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice Online Auction (Costa Mesa, CA, May 2025), where it sold for $1,560. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[France|FRANCE]]. Louis d'Or, 1694-BB. Strasbourg Mint. Louis XIV. NGC AU-58. A lovely nearly-Mint State example, yielding handsome luster and sharp details throughout." 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. This is a common date.
  
 
''Recorded mintage'': unknown, rf (reformed blanks) common, fn (new blanks) very rare.
 
''Recorded mintage'': unknown, rf (reformed blanks) common, fn (new blanks) very rare.
  
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''Specifications'': 6.75 g, 0.917 fine gold, 24-26 mm diameter, reeded edge, designed by J. Röettiers.
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''Specification'': 6.75 g, 0.917 fine gold, 24-26 mm diameter, reeded edge, designed by J. Röettiers.
  
 
''Catalog reference'': Dr/4 № 412, Dr/2 № 266, Dupl-1440A; Fr-433; KM-302.4; Gad-252.  
 
''Catalog reference'': Dr/4 № 412, Dr/2 № 266, Dupl-1440A; Fr-433; KM-302.4; Gad-252.  
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[[Category:Selections from the Stack's Bowers 2025 Collectors Choice sale]][[Category: Gold coins of France]]
 
[[Category:Selections from the Stack's Bowers 2025 Collectors Choice sale]][[Category: Gold coins of France]]

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Stack's Bowers May 2025 Collectors Choice Online Auction, lot 74626
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This specimen was lot 74626 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice Online Auction (Costa Mesa, CA, May 2025), where it sold for $1,560. The catalog description[1] noted, "FRANCE. Louis d'Or, 1694-BB. Strasbourg Mint. Louis XIV. NGC AU-58. A lovely nearly-Mint State example, yielding handsome luster and sharp details throughout." 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. This is a common date.

Recorded mintage: unknown, rf (reformed blanks) common, fn (new blanks) very rare.

Specification: 6.75 g, 0.917 fine gold, 24-26 mm diameter, reeded edge, designed by J. Röettiers.

Catalog reference: Dr/4 № 412, Dr/2 № 266, Dupl-1440A; Fr-433; KM-302.4; Gad-252.

Sources:

  • 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]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, May 2025 World Collectors Choice Online Auction: Ancient & World Coins, featuring selections from the Sydney F. Martin Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2025.

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