France 1707-D 20 sols

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Jean Elsen sale 145, lot 1154

This specimen was lot 1154 in Jean Elsen sale 145 (Brussels, September 2020), where it sold for €130 (about US$185 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"FRANCE, Royaume, Louis XIV (1643-1715), AR 20 sols aux insignes, 1707D, Lyon. D/ B. à d., cuirassé à l'antique. R/ Main de justice et sceptre en sautoir, entre trois lis et une couronne. Fines traces d'ajustage. Très Beau/Superbe. (kingdom of France, Louis XIV, 1643-1715, silver twenty sols of the insignia of 1707, Lyon mint. Obverse: armored bust to right; reverse: crossed scepters between three fleurs-de-lys and a crown. Fine adjustment marks, Very Fine/Extremely Fine.)"

Shown is a twenty sols aux insignes (twenty sous with insignia) struck at the Lyon mint in the last years of Louis XIV's reign. The type was struck 1707-08 in substantial numbers but the type is scarce today. When the coin was recalled in 1710 for melting, the government paid only 14 sols each for them. This is a fairly common date.

Recorded mintage: 710,417.

Specification: 6.11 g, 0.833 fine silver, 26-27 mm diameter, reeded edge, designed by Norbert Roettiers, this specimen 6,16 g.

Catalog reference: Dr/4 № 705, Dr/2 № 464, KM 376.4, Dupl-1565; Gad-164.

Source:

  • Droulers, Frédéric, Répertoire General des Monnaies de Louis XIII à Louis XVI (1610-1792), 2nd édition. Paris: AFPN, 1998.
  • Duplessy, Jean, Les Monnaies Françaises Royales de Hugues Capet à Louis XVI (987-1793), Tome II, 2e édition, Paris: Maison Platt, 1999.
  • Gadoury, Victor, Monnaies Royales Françaises, 1610-1792, 5me éd., Monaco: Éditions Victor Gadoury, 2018.
  • Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
  • [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 145, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2020.

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