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½ Gold Louis with sun - Louis XIV

Features

Issuer France
King Louis XIV (1643-1715)
Type Standard circulation coins
Years 1709-1715
Value ½ Gold Louis
Currency Livre tournois (1204-1795)
Composition Gold (.917)
Weight 4.079 g
Diameter 20.5 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
376638
References Dy royales# 1450
Jean Duplessy; 1999. Les monnaies françaises royales. Maison Platt, Paris, France (2 volumes).
, Gad R2# 243
Francesco Pastrone, Christian Charlet; 2018. Monnaies royales françaises de Louis XIII à Louis XVI / Volume 2: 1610-1792 (5th Edition). Éditions Victor Gadoury, Monaco, Monaco.
, KM# 388
Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes).
, Fr# 445
Coin & Currency Institute (publisher). Gold Coins of the World. Coin & Currency Institute (7 volumes).
, Ciani Royales# 1812
Louis Ciani, Jules Florange (ed.); 1926. Les Monnaies royales françaises de Hugues Capet à Louis XVI. Jules Florange, Bergerac, France.
, Clairand# 33034
Arnaud Clairand; 2023. Monnaies Royales Françaises et de la Révolution: 1610-1794 = French Royal and Revolutionary Coins. Les Chevau-Légers, Paris, France.

Obverse

Head right.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
LVD • XIIII • D • G • FR • ET • NAV • REX
A
1710

Engraver: Norbert Roettiers

Reverse

Crowned back to back L’s in cruciform, fleur-de-lis at angles.

Script: Latin

Lettering: • CHRS • • REGN • • VINC • • IMP •

Engraver: Norbert Roettiers

Edge

Corded.Automatically translated

Mints

& Aix-en-Provence, France (?-1786)
9 Rennes, France (?-1772)
A Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date)
B Rouen, France (?-1858)
C Caen, France
ↄc Besançon, France
D Lyon, France (413-1858)
E Tours, France
G Poitiers, France
H La Rochelle, France (?-1837)
I Limoges, France (?-1837)
K Bordeaux, France (?-1880)
M Toulouse, France (?-1837)
N Montpellier, France
O Riom, France (1240-1768)
P Dijon, France
Q Perpignan, France (?-1837)
S Troyes, France
T Nantes, France (?-1837)
V Troyes, France
X Amiens, France (750-1773)
Z Grenoble, France

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Date Mintage VG F VF XF AU UNC
1709 &
1709 A 175 542
1709 D
1709 E 3 660
1709 I 2 535
1709 K 3 205
1709 M 9 205
1709 N 4 179
1709 ↄc
1710 & 662
1710 9
1710 A 71 449
1710 B
1710 C
1710 D 56 814
1710 E
1710 H
1710 K
1710 M 19 227
1710 N
1710 P
1710 V
1710 X
1710 ↄc
1711 &
1711 9 13 200
1711 A 91 435
1711 B
1711 C
1711 D 83 452
1711 E
1711 G
1711 H
1711 I
1711 M
1711 N 320 000
1711 P
1711 Q
1711 S
1711 X
1711 Z
1711 ↄc 33 654
1712 &
1712 A
1712 C
1712 E
1712 G 9 972
1712 H
1712 I
1712 M
1712 N
1712 O
1712 P
1712 V
1712 X
1712 Z
1713 A
1713 D
1713 N 35 954
1713 Z
1714 G
1714 N
1715 A
1715 T

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Numista Rarity index: 97 Search tips
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Bullion value: USD 533.94 Search tips
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Actual gold weight: 0.120 oz
Current gold price: 4439.98 USD/oz (see gold price )

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