Louis XV
Gold – Louis d’or aux Lunettes – 1727 A Paris – Treasure of rue Mouffetard
2 600€
AU+
Louis XV
AU+
Gold – Louis d’or aux Lunettes – 1727 A Paris – Treasure of rue Mouffetard
2 600€
Description:
Coin with pleasant appearance with bright original luster. Adjustment marks on obverse and reverse. Superb example.
Period
Royal
Type
Gold Louis d'or aux lunettes
Year
1727
Mint name
Paris
Diameter
24 mm
Weight
18,15 g
Metal
Gold
Rarity
Very rare
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Pedigree :
Provenance : The Treasure of Rue Mouffetard.
Coin from catalog Bourgey sales : lot 80 , 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