Louis XV
Gold – Louis d’or aux lunettes – 1731 T Nantes – Treasure of rue Mouffetard
3 200€
MS
Louis XV
MS
Gold – Louis d’or aux lunettes – 1731 T Nantes – Treasure of rue Mouffetard
3 200€
Description:
Coin with bright original luster. Superb example for this scarce pedigree.
Low mintage : 43 278 examples.
Period
Royal
Type
Gold Louis d'or aux lunettes
Year
1731
Mint name
Nantes
Diameter
24 mm
Weight
8,17 g
Metal
Gold
Rarity
Very rare
Mintage
43 278
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Pedigree :
Provenance : The Treasure of Rue Mouffetard.
Coin from Bourgey sales : lot 58 , 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
