France 1765-Pau 2 louis d'or

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Jean Elsen sale 142, lot 1366

This specimen was lot 1366 in Jean Elsen sale 142 (Brussels, September 2019), where it sold for €700 (about US$909 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"FRANCE, Royaume, Louis XV (1715-1774), AV double louis d'or du Béarn au bandeau, 1765, Pau. D/ T. à g., ceinte d'un bandeau. R/ Ecus ovales de France et de Navarre sous une couronne. Traces d'ajustage. Beau à Très Beau. (kingdom of France, Louis XV, 1715-74, gold double louis of the hair ribbon of 1765, Pau mint. Obverse: head left, hair tied in a ribbon; reverse: oval arms of France and Navarre under a crown. Traces of adjustment marks, Fine - Very Fine.)"

The Pau mint in the French province of Béarn in the Pyrenées struck this type 1742-45, 1750-70. This is a somewhat better date.

Recorded mintage: 73,692[2].

Specification: 16.31 g, 0.917 fine gold, reeded edge, 28-29 mm diameter, designed by J.-C. Röettiers; this specimen 16,21 g.

Catalog reference: Dupl-1642; Gad-346a, KM 522, Dr/4 № 792a, Dr/2 № 542a.

Source:

  • [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.
  • Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
  • [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 142, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils, S.A., 2019.

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