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[[Image:France 1730W louis S18-2178q00.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 18, lot 2178]] | [[Image:France 1730W louis S18-2178q00.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 18, lot 2178]] | ||
| − | This specimen was lot 2178 in Sincona sale 18 ( | + | This specimen was lot 2178 in Sincona sale 18 (Zürich, May 2014), where it sold for CHF 425 (about US$560 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[2]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''Louis dor aux lunettes 1730. Lille Selten. Sehr schön-gutes sehr schön.'' (kingdom of [[France]], Louis XV, louis d'or of the spectacles of 1730, Lille mint, rare, very fine.)"</blockquote> This type is recorded for 1726-40 and is among the more common gold coins of the French ancien régime, this date is rare but awarded little premium in Droulers<sup>[1]</sup>. |
''Recorded mintage:'' 1,368<sup>[1]</sup>. | ''Recorded mintage:'' 1,368<sup>[1]</sup>. | ||
Revision as of 13:02, 10 June 2025
This specimen was lot 2178 in Sincona sale 18 (Zürich, May 2014), where it sold for CHF 425 (about US$560 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[2] noted,
"Louis dor aux lunettes 1730. Lille Selten. Sehr schön-gutes sehr schön. (kingdom of France, Louis XV, louis d'or of the spectacles of 1730, Lille mint, rare, very fine.)"
This type is recorded for 1726-40 and is among the more common gold coins of the French ancien régime, this date is rare but awarded little premium in Droulers[1].
Recorded mintage: 1,368[1].
Specification: 8.16 g, 0.917 fine gold, 20 mm diameter, reeded edge, this specimen 8.14 g.
Catalog reference: Duplessy 1640. Fr-461. Dr/4 № 800, Dr/2 № 540.
- [1]Droulers, Frédéric, Répertoire General des Monnaies de Louis XIII à Louis XVI (1610-1792), 4e édition. Paris: AFPN, 2009.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- Duplessy, Jean, Les Monnaies Françaises Royales de Hugues Capet à Louis XVI (987-1793), Tome II, 2e édition, Paris: Maison Platt, 1999.
- 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.
- [2]Numismatic Coins, Medals, & Banknotes: Auction 18, Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2014.
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- 1729-M louis d'or aux lunettes
- 1729-Q louis d'or aux lunettes
- 1729-T louis d'or aux lunettes
- 1729-& louis d'or aux lunettes
- 1730-I 1/20 d'écu aux branches d'olivier
- 1730-AA dixième d'écu aux branches d'olivier
- 1730-V dixième d'écu aux branches d'olivier
- 1730-AA cinquième d'écu aux branches d'olivier
- 1730-B cinquième d'écu aux branches d'olivier
- 1730-B demi-écu aux branches d'olivier
- 1730-& écu aux branches d'olivier
- 1730-V demi-écu aux branches d'olivier
- 1730-D écu aux branches d'olivier
- 1730-R écu aux branches d'olivier
- 1730-T écu aux branches d'olivier
- 1730-W écu aux branches d'olivier
- 1730-B demi-louis d'or aux lunettes
- 1730-BB demi-louis d'or aux lunettes
- 1730-S demi-louis d'or aux lunettes
- 1730-A louis d'or aux lunettes
- 1730-L louis d'or aux lunettes
- 1730-Q louis d'or aux lunettes
- 1730-Y louis d'or aux lunettes
- 1731-B louis d'or aux lunettes
- 1731-BB louis d'or aux lunettes
- 1731-T louis d'or aux lunettes
- 1731-Z louis d'or aux lunettes
- 1731-& louis d'or aux lunettes
- 1731 louis d'or aux lunettes du Béarn
- Coins and currency dated 1730
- return to French royal coinage (to 1793)