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Jean Elsen sale 149, lot 1538

This specimen was lot 1538 in Jean Elsen sale 149 (Brussels, December 2021), where it sold for €1,200 (about US$1,625 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"FRANCE, Royaume, Louis XIV (1643-1715), AV louis d'or aux quatre L, 1695W, Lille. Sur flan neuf. D/ T. âgée à d., avec une grande perruque laurée. R/ Croix formée de quatre lis couronnés, cantonnée de quatre L. Rare Petits coups sur la tranche. Très Beau. (kingdom of France, Louis XIV, 1643-1715, gold louis of the four "L's" of 1695, Lille mint, on a new blank. Obverse: laureate aged bust right in a large wig; reverse: cross formed of four crowned lilies, cantonned with for "L's". Rare, small rim nicks, Very Fine.)"

This type, known as a louis d'or aux 4 L, was struck 1693-1700, mostly over older coins. Twenty-four mints contributed in 1695. This date is rare struck "rf" (on new blanks).

Recorded mintage: 16,902 fn + an unknown but large number struck on reformed blanks.

Specification: 6.75 g, 0.917 fine gold, this specimen 6,67 g.

Catalog reference: Fr-433; Gad-252; KM 302.20, Dr/4 № 412, Dr/2 № 266, no. Dupl-1440.

Sources:

  • Droulers, Frédéric, Répertoire General des Monnaies de Louis XIII à Louis XVI (1610-1792), 4e édition. Paris: AFPN, 2009.
  • Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
  • 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.
  • [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 149: Monnaies, Médailles et Décorations, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2021.

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