Louis XV
Gold – Louis d’or aux lunettes – 1729 L Bayonne – 17 244 examples – The Treasure of – Rue Mouffetard
Original price was: 1 900€.1 800€Current price is: 1 800€.
Louis XV
Gold – Louis d’or aux lunettes – 1729 L Bayonne – 17 244 examples – The Treasure of – Rue Mouffetard
Original price was: 1 900€.1 800€Current price is: 1 800€.
Very nice coin with bright original luster. Light adjustment marks on reverse. Superb example with rainbow patina.
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Pedigree :
Provenance: the famous treasure of Rue Mouffetard. Coin with provenance from the heirs. Delivered in the heirs’ original protective sleeve. ( “Héritiers” )
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Comments :
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