Louis XV

Gold – Louis d’or aux Lunettes – 1738 E Tours – 18086 examples – Treasure of rue Mouffetard

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Louis XV

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Gold – Louis d’or aux Lunettes – 1738 E Tours – 18086 examples – Treasure of rue Mouffetard

4 200

Description:

Coin with bright original luster. Adjustment marks. Superb example.

Period
Royal
Type
Gold Louis d'or aux lunettes
Year
1738
Mint name
Tours
Diameter
24 mm
Weight
8,18 g
Metal
Gold
Rarity
Very rare
Mintage
18 086
  • Pedigree :

    Provenance : The Treasure of Rue Mouffetard.

    Coin from catalog Bourgey sales : lot 131 , the 8 December 1972.

    Certificate and original plastic tag 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 Nivelleread the article

  • Comments :

    Low mintage : 18 086 examples.