France 1690-I louis d'or

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Jean Elsen sale 150, lot 1332

This specimen was lot 1332 in Jean Elsen sale 150 (Brussels, March 2022), where it sold for €3,600 (about US$4,773 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"FRANCE, Royaume, Louis XIV (1643-1715), AV louis d'or à l'écu, 1690I, Limoges. 1e réformation. D/ T. vieillie à d., coiffée d'une perruque laurée. R/ Ecu de France couronné. Rare Fine griffe. Superbe. (kingdom of France, Louis XIV, 1643-1715, gold louis of the shield of 1690, Limoges mint, first reformation. Obverse: laureate and peruked aged head right; reverse: crowned arms of France. Rare, fine scratch, Extremely Fine.)"

This specimen is a louis d'or a l'écu, struck at the Limoges mint as part of a series of "reformations" that occurred in France during the 1690's and 1700's. The type was struck until 1693 and was superseded by the louis d'or aux 4 L, which was issued 1693-1700. While no gold coins of Louis XIV can be called inexpensive, this period is the most available until the louis d'or aux lunettes of 1726-40.

Recorded mintage: 200 fn + 103,346 rf,[2] a fairly common date.

Specification: 6.75 g, .917 fine gold, reeded edge, designed by J. Röettiers, this specimen 6,69 g.

Catalog reference: KM 278, Dr/4 no. 406, Dupl. 1435A; Gad-2499.

Source:

  • Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
  • [2]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.
  • Gadoury, Victor, Monnaies Royales Françaises, 1610-1792, 5me éd., Monaco: Éditions Victor Gadoury, 2018.
  • [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 150: Collection J.F.L. Blankenberg, Monnaies de l'Orient Latin, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2022.

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