France 1723-K louis d'or
This specimen was lot 355 in Sincona sale 54 (Zurich, May 2019), where it sold for 1,200 CHF (about US$1,428 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[2] noted,
"Frankreich, konigreich, Louis XV. 1715-1774. Louis dor mirliton 1723 K, Bordeaux. Vorzüglich. Kleiner Schrötlingsfehler. (kingdom of France, Louis XV, 1715-74, gold louis Mirliton of 1723, Bordeaux mint. Extremely fine, Minor flan defect.)"
The specimen shown is a louis d'or Mirliton, palmes courtes, struck at the Bordeaux mint (mintmark "K") during the minority of king Louis XV. This type was struck 1723 only but from twenty-seven mints. It would be extremely rare but for a quantity recovered in 1965 from the wreck of Le Chameau, a French troopship discovered off the coast of Nova Scotia. This type was superseded by the louis d'or Mirliton, palmes longues, struck 1723-25. That coin in turn was superseded by the louis d'or aux lunettes, struck 1726-40.
Fr-459, Gad-338: louis d'or mirliton, palmes courtes, R, TTB 1800. m., TTB 1200.
Recorded mintage: est. 86,000[1].
Specification: 6.52 g, 0.917 fine gold, 22-23 mm diameter, reeded edge, designed by Norbert Roëttiers, this specimen 6.46 g.
Catalog reference: Dr/4 № 798, Gadoury 338. Fr-459.
- [1]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.
- [2]Richter, Jürg, Sincona Auction 54: Gold Coins and Medals, Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2019.
Links to:
- 1723 seize deniers des mines de France
- 1723-G 1/3 écu au grand écusson de France
- 1723-T tiers d'écu au grand écusson de France
- 1723-A écu au grand écusson de France
- 1723-D écu au grand écusson de France
- 1723-T écu au grand écusson de France
- 1723-W écu au grand écusson de France
- 1723-& écu au grand écusson de France
- 1723-A louis d'or Mirliton, palmes courtes
- 1723-AA louis d'or Mirliton, palmes courtes
- 1723-B louis d'or Mirliton, palmes courtes
- 1723-BB louis d'or Mirliton, palmes courtes
- 1723-C louis d'or Mirliton, palmes courtes
- 1723-ϽC louis d'or Mirliton, palmes courtes
- 1723-D louis d'or Mirliton, palmes courtes
- 1723-E louis d'or Mirliton, palmes courtes
- 1723-G louis d'or Mirliton, palmes courtes
- 1723-H louis d'or Mirliton, palmes courtes
- 1723-I louis d'or Mirliton, palmes courtes
- 1723-L louis d'or Mirliton, palmes courtes
- 1723-M louis d'or Mirliton, palmes courtes
- 1723-N louis d'or Mirliton, palmes courtes
- 1723-O louis d'or Mirliton, palmes courtes
- 1723-Q louis d'or Mirliton, palmes courtes
- 1723-R louis d'or Mirliton, palmes courtes
- 1723-S louis d'or Mirliton, palmes courtes
- 1723-T louis d'or Mirliton, palmes courtes
- 1723-V louis d'or Mirliton, palmes courtes
- 1723-X louis d'or Mirliton, palmes courtes
- 1723-W louis d'or Mirliton, palmes courtes
- 1723-Y louis d'or Mirliton, palmes courtes
- 1723-Z louis d'or Mirliton, palmes courtes
- 1723-& louis d'or Mirliton, palmes courtes
- 1723-9 louis d'or Mirliton, palmes courtes
- 1723 louis d'or Mirliton du Béarn, palmes courtes
- 1723-A double louis d'or Mirliton
- Coins and currency dated 1723
- return to French royal coinage (to 1793)