MDC Monnaies de Collection
1323
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FRANCE / CAPETIANS - FRANCE / ROYAL
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1323
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FRANCE / CAPETIANS - FRANCE / ROYAL
See original version (French)
Estimate €1,500
Voluntary lot
Description
FRANCE / CAPETIANS - FRANCE / ROYAL
Louis XV (1715–1774). Louis d’or known as the ‘Mirliton’ with short palm fronds, 1723, A, Paris.
Obverse (variant) LUD. XV. D. G. FR. ET. NAV. REX. Nude, laureate bust of the King facing right; below (date).
Reverse (variant) CHRS. REGN. - .VINC. IMP. Two intertwined cursive ‘L’s’, beneath a crown, between two palm fronds. Below (mint mark).
Dy.1638A - G.338 - Fr.459; Gold – 6.51 g – 23 mm – 6 h
With an old handwritten label.
Hairline scratches in the fields, particularly on the obverse; otherwise close to its original condition, with a slight patina on the original lustre. Superb, near-mint condition.
* Pursuant to Council Directive (EU) 2022/542 of 5 April 2022, implemented in national law from 1 January 2025, buyers from within the EU are required to pay 5.5% VAT on the hammer price of this lot.
* Pursuant to Council Directive (EU) 2022/542 of 5 April 2022, which comes into force in national law on 1 January 2025, European successful bidders will also be required to pay 5.5% VAT on this lot.
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