France 1690-Ḿ louis d'or

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Jean Elsen sale 146, lot 121

This specimen was lot 121 in Jean Elsen sale 146 (Brussels, November 2020), where it sold for €2,800 (about US$4,081 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"FRANCE, Royaume, Louis XIV (1643-1715), AV louis d'or à l'écu, 1690M couronné, Metz. 1e réformation (petite étoile sous l'écu). D/ T. vieillie à d., coiffée d'une perruque laurée. Différent: rameau dans un croissant (Antoine Talon). R/ Ecu de France couronné. Très rare Gradé PCGS AU55. Superbe. (kingdom of France, Louis XIV, 1643-1715, gold louis of the shield of 1690, Metz mint, crowned M mintmark, first reformation (small star below the shield). Obverse: laureate and peruked head right, privy mark branch below a crescent; reverse: crowned arms of France. Very rare, Extremely Fine.)"

This type was struck 1690-93 and is the first reasonably common gold coin after the scarce dates of the 1670's and 1680's. This, however, is a rare date.

Recorded mintage: 2,400 fn (unknown if any exist) plus rf.

Specification: 6.75 g, 0.917 fine gold, 24-26 mm diameter, designed by Joseph Roëttiers.

Catalog reference: Dr/4 no. 406, Dupl. 1435A; Gad-250; L4L 243.

Source:

  • 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.
  • Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
  • Gadoury, Victor, Monnaies Royales Françaises, 1610-1792, 5me éd., Monaco: Éditions Victor Gadoury, 2018.
  • [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 146: Collection Anthony Lorrain Monnaies de Metz, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2020.

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