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Auction: 330 - A Selection of Fine World Coins and Medals at NY INC, Waldorf Astoria
Lot: 233

France, Louis XV The Well-Beloved (1715-1774)

2 Louis d'Or, old head type ("à la vieille tête"), 1773 W, Lille mint, gold, weight 16.32 g., ref. Dupl.1645; Gad. 347, Fr. 466, C.2090 , L.709, Dr.521.

Obv. old drapped bust of Louis XV looking left with laurel wreath, underneath legend LUD. XV. D. G. FR. - ET NAV. REX. , rev. 2 oval ecus of France and Navarre underneath a crown, underneath mint mark W, legend : CHRS. REGN. VINC. IMPE (Mg) 1773.



This gold Double Louis is definitively a rare coin type, although the actual mintage could never be precisely determined for the Lille mint.. Hardly seen in AU or MS, this classic gold Double Louis, with a strong gold mint luster, despite presenting marks usually seen on most exemplaries, will very nicely complement any gold French Royal collections.
PCGS XF45, rare type and mint..

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$1,200