Louis d'or from the Plovezet Treasure

Published on 23 September 2021, by Caroline Legrand

Auction on 29 September 2021 - 14:00 (CEST) - 12, rue des Arènes - 49100 Angers

23 gold coins minted under Louis XIII and 216 under Louis XIV make up a treasure trove discovered in Plovezet, in the Bigouden area. The most striking of the group is this rare double louis d'or "à la mèche longue".

Louis XIV. Double louis "à la mèche longue", 1646, P Dijon.Estimate: €10,000/15,... Louis d'or from the Plovezet Treasure

Louis XIV. Double louis "à la mèche longue", 1646, P Dijon.
Estimate: €10,000/15,000

Louis XIV is shown at the age of 8 on this double Louis "à la mèche longue" ("with a long lock of hair"). Minted in Dijon, the coin belongs to a corpus of only 120 extant examples, listed in the reference book…

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Wednesday 29 September 2021 - 14:00 (CEST)

12, rue des Arènes - 49100 Angers

Ivoire - Deloys - de la Perraudière - d'Oysonville

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