France 1697-AA liard
This specimen was lot 146 in Jean Elsen sale 146 (Brussels, November 2020), where it sold for €40 (about US$58 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"FRANCE, Royaume, Louis XIV (1643-1715), Cu liard de France au buste âgé, 1697AA, Metz. D/ B. cuir. à d. R/ Inscription en trois lignes, au-dessus de la lettre d'atelier entre 3 lis. Beau à Très Beau. (kingdom of France, Louis XIV, 1643-1715, copper liard of France with the aged bust of 1697, Metz mint. Obverse: armored bust right; reverse: three line inscription, mintmark and three lilies below. Fine - Very Fine.)"
This type was struck 1693-1701 in large numbers at many mints. As the lowest value denomination, careless engraving, sloppy striking and wide variation in weight are common. Officially, no overstriking was allowed but some are known struck over liards au buste adolescent of 1655-58.
Recorded mintage: unknown but fairly common.
Specification: 3.83 g, copper or bronze, plain edge, 20.3-23 mm diameter, designed by Joseph Roëttiers, this specimen: 2,90 g.
Catalog reference: Dr/4 № 783AA, Dupl-1589; Gad-81; L4L 268.
- 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.
- 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 146: Collection Anthony Lorrain Monnaies de Metz, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2020.
Link to:
- 1696-BB double louis d'or aux 4 L
- 1697-W huitième d'écu de Flandre aux palmes
- 1697-W quart d'écu aux palmes
- 1697-BB 35 sols de Strasbourg aux palmes
- 1697-I demi-écu aux palmes
- 1697-A écu aux palmes
- 1697-H écu aux palmes
- 1697-I écu aux palmes
- 1697-T écu aux palmes
- 1697-A louis d'or aux quatre L
- 1697-M louis d'or aux 4 L
- 1697-P louis d'or aux quatre L, contemporary counterfeit
- 1697-AA double louis d'or aux quatre L
- 1698-P liard
- Coins and currency dated 1697
- return to French royal coinage (to 1793)