France 1699-A 2 louis d'or

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Jean Elsen sale 141, lot 1298

This specimen was lot 1298 in Jean Elsen sale 141 (Brussels, June 2019), where it sold for €5,500 (about US$7,289 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"FRANCE, Royaume, Louis XIV (1643-1715), AV double louis d'or aux quatre L, 1699A, Paris. Flan neuf. D/ T. âgée à d., coiffée d'une grande perruque laurée. R/ Croix formée de quatre lis couronnés, cantonnée de quatre L. Très rare Exemplaire bien frappé sur un flan large et régulier. presque Superbe/Superbe. (kingdom of France, Louis XIV, 1643-1715, gold double louis of the four "L's" of 1699, Paris mint, new blank. Obverse: laureate and peruked old head right; reverse: cross formed of four crowned lilies cantonned with four "L's". Very rare, well struck on a large and round blank, about Extremely Fine/Extremely Fine.)"

This type is usually found struck over older coins, a process involving all French silver and gold coinage during 1690-1709. These "reformations" were the result of financial manipulations too tedious to discuss here. The double louis d'or à l'écu was succeeded by the double louis d'or aux 4 L struck 1693-1700. Droulers[2] prices this issue as a fairly common date altho the type is too rare and expensive to be collected by date.

Recorded mintage: 8,750, all fn[2].

Specification: 13.5 g, .917 fine gold, reeded edge, 28-30 mm diameter, designed by Joseph Roëttiers, this specimen 13,51 g.

Catalog reference: Dr/4 no. 399, Dupl-1439; Gad-260; Fr-432, KM 303.1.

Source:

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

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