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''Specification:'' 8.16 g, .917 fine gold, 22-23 mm diameter, reeded edge, designed by Norbert Roëttiers, this specimen 8.10 g. | ''Specification:'' 8.16 g, .917 fine gold, 22-23 mm diameter, reeded edge, designed by Norbert Roëttiers, this specimen 8.10 g. | ||
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Revision as of 07:55, 7 June 2023
This specimen was lot 1338 in Sincona sale 11 (Zurich, May 2013), where it sold for 475 CHF (about US$588 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"FRANKREICH Louis XV. 1715-1774. Louis d'or aux lunettes 1728, Strasbourg. Av. min. just. Sehr schön-gutes sehr schön. (France, Louis XV, 1715-74, louis d'or 'of the eyeglasses' of 1728, Strasbourg mint. Light adjustment marks on the obverse, very fine to good very fine.)"
This type is recorded for 1726-40 and is among the more common gold coins of the ancien régime, this date is somewhat scarce.
Recorded mintage: 22,457[2].
Specification: 8.16 g, .917 fine gold, 22-23 mm diameter, reeded edge, designed by Norbert Roëttiers, this specimen 8.10 g.
Catalog reference: Dr/4 № 800, Dr/2 № 540, Fr-461, Dupl-1640, Gad-340, KM 489.
- [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.
- Gadoury, Victor, Monnaies Royales Françaises, 1610-1792, 5me éd., Monaco: Éditions Victor Gadoury, 2018.
- 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.
- [1]Numismatic Coins, Medals & Banknotes, Auction 11, Zurich: Sincona AG, 2013.
Link to:
- 1728-I dixième d'écu aux branches d'olivier
- 1728-K dixième d'écu aux branches d'olivier
- 1728-9 1/5 écu
- 1728-AA demi-écu aux branches d'olivier
- 1728-B demi-écu aux branches d'olivier
- 1728-A écu aux branches d'olivier
- 1728-H écu aux branches d'olivier
- 1728-9 écu aux branches d'olivier
- 1728-I demi-louis d'or aux lunettes
- 1728-X demi-louis d'or aux lunettes
- 1728-A louis d'or aux lunettes
- 1728-AA louis d'or aux lunettes
- 1728-C louis d'or aux lunettes
- 1728-I louis d'or aux lunettes
- 1728-T louis d'or aux lunettes
- 1728-Y louis d'or aux lunettes
- 1728-9 louis d'or aux lunettes
- 1732-V louis d'or
- Coins and currency dated 1728
- return to French royal coinage (to 1793)