France 1726-BB louis d'or

From CoinVarieties
Revision as of 09:47, 20 October 2024 by LatinKing2020 (talk | contribs) (Text replacement - "* [[France 1726-9 ecu" to "* 1726-X ''écu aux branches d'olivier'' * [[France 1726-9 ecu")
Jump to navigation Jump to search
Sincona sale 18, lot 2176

This specimen was lot 2176 in Sincona sale 18 (Zurich, May 2014), where it sold for CHF 500 (about US$659 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"Louis dor mirliton 1726. Strassburg Fast sehr schön-sehr schön. (kingdom of France, Louis XV, louis d'or of 1726, Strasbourg mint, very fine.)"

This louis d'or aux lunettes (not a louis d'or mirliton as stated above) is recorded for 1726-40 and is among the more common gold coins of the French ancien régime, this date is fairly common.

Recorded mintage: 128,000[1].

Specification: 8.16 g, 0.917 fine gold, 20 mm diameter, reeded edge, this specimen 8.06 g.

Catalog reference: Duplessy 1640. Fr-461. Dr/4 № 800, Dr/2 № 540.

Source:

  • [1]Droulers, Frédéric, Répertoire General des Monnaies de Louis XIII à Louis XVI (1610-1792), 4e édition. Paris: AFPN, 2009.
  • Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
  • 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.
  • 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]Numismatic Coins, Medals, & Banknotes: Auction 18, Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2014.

Link to: