Louis XV
Gold – Louis d’or au bandeau – 1743 O Riom – Treasure of rue Mouffetard
6 200€
Louis XV
Gold – Louis d’or au bandeau – 1743 O Riom – Treasure of rue Mouffetard
6 200€
Coin retaining its original mint luster. Minor planchet flaw on the reverse. A superb collector's example.
According to our research, this is the only known example from the Rue Mouffetard Hoard for this mint and date.
Extremely rare. Very low mintage of only 2,150 pieces.
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Pedigree :
Provenance : The Treasure of Rue Mouffetard.
Coin with provenance from the heirs. Delivered in the heirs’ original protective sleeve. ( “Héritiers” )
On the 24th of May 1938, some workers were demolishing a building on 51 and 53 rue Mouffetard in the 5th arrondissement of Paris. Hidden inside one of the walls, they found numerous rolls of gold coins wrapped in pieces of fabric, along with a will written by Louis Nivelle… read the article Tnumis Magazine