France 1640-A 8 louis d'or

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Jean Elsen sale 141, lot 1198

This specimen was lot 1198 in Jean Elsen sale 141 (Brussels, June 2019), where it sold for €3,200 (about US$4,241 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"FRANCE, Royaume, Louis XIII (1610-1643), AV huit louis d'or, 1640A, Paris. Refrappe de la Monnaie de Paris. D/ T. laurée à d., à la mèche courte. R/ Croix formée de huit L couronnés, cantonnée de quatre lis. Numéroté 0259 au revers. Fleur de Coin. Provient de notre vente 88, 10 juin 2006, 1239. (kingdom of France, Louis XIII, 1610-43, eight gold louis of 1640, restruck at the Paris mint, Obverse: laureate head to right with short hair; reverse: cross formed of eight crowned "L's", cantonned with four lilies. Uncirculated.)"

The auction notes that this is a recent restrike; the originals are, of course, very rare, and were probably made as patterns or presetantion pieces.

Recorded mintage: about 20.

Specification: 54 g, 0.917 fine gold, plain edge, this specimen 39,40 g.

Catalog reference: Dr/4 № 15A, Dupl-1295, Fr-407, KM 112.

Source:

  • Duplessy, Jean, Les Monnaies Françaises Royales de Hugues Capet à Louis XVI (987-1793), Tome II, 2e édition, Paris: Maison Platt, 1999.
  • 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.
  • 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 141, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils, S.A., 2019.

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