Louis XV
Gold – Louis d’or au bandeau – 1753 A Paris – Treasure of rue Mouffetard
2 900€
MS+
Louis XV
MS+
Gold – Louis d’or au bandeau – 1753 A Paris – Treasure of rue Mouffetard
2 900€
Description:
Coin with all bright original luster. Flan flaws. Splendid example MS.
Second semester.
Period
Royal
Type
Gold Louis d'or au bandeau
Year
1753
Semester
Second semester
Mint name
Paris
Diameter
24 mm
Weight
8,17 g
Metal
Gold
Rarity
Very rare
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Pedigree :
Provenance : The Treasure of Rue Mouffetard.
Coin from catalog Bourgey sales : lot 127 , the 30 June 1953.
Original Certificate delivered with the coin.
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