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Auction: 24123 - British and World Coins and Medals featuring the Pritchard Collection of 18th Century Provincial Tokens and Commemorative Medals - e-Auction
Lot: 1381

France, Louis XVI (1774-1793), 2 Sols (17), 1791B; 1791A; 1792A (2); 1792AA (2); 1792BB (2); 1792H; 1792R; 1792T; 1792W; 1793BB; 1793MA; 1793T; 1793W (2) (LOUIS XVI ROI DES FRANÇOIS·, head left, rev. LA NATION LA LOI LE ROI· | ·L'AN 4 DE LA LIBERTE·, Liberty cap above fasces, oak wreath in background, 24.38g; 20.44g; 19.48g; 17.53g; 22.98g; 24.22g; 23.62g; 24.04g; 23.27g; 23.37g; 23.57g; 22.53g; 24.03g; 21.17g; 22.75g; 23.25g; 25.27g, 6h (Ciani 2249; Duplessy 1722; Gadoury 25; KM 603), varying levels of wear but some significant loss of detail, toned, fair to good fine; additionally, 2 Sols, 1793, LOUIS XVI ROI DES FRANÇOIS·, head left, rev. LA NATION LA LOI LE ROI· | ·L'AN 4 DE LA LIBERTE·, Liberty cap above fasces, oak wreath in background, no mintmark, 21.00g, 6h (cf. CGB, 9 Feb 2012, lot 730; Ciani 2249; Duplessy 1722; Gadoury 25; KM 603), worn with bruising to both sides, a faulty copy and thus rare, fine; 1 Sol, Tolouse, LUDOV·XVI· D·GRATIA, head left, rev. FRANCIÆ ET NAVARRÆ·REX, crowned shield, m.m. crown/[scallop], 9.72g, 7h (Duplessy 1714; Gadoury 350; Ciani 2194; KM 578), off struck mint error, brown surfaces, worn, fair to fine; also, 12 Deniers (FRANÇOIS) (8), 1791 (1), 1792 (6), 1793 (1), LOUIS XVI ROI DES FRANÇOIS, head left, rev. LA NATION LA LOI LE ROI, Liberty cap above column dividing value, wreath around, 11.75g, 11.94g, 11.60g, 11.96g, 11.65g, 10.64g, 11.41g, 12.35g, 6h (Duplessy 1723; Gadoury 15; KM 600; Ciani 2253; Maz 32-39), various levels of wear and toning, some chipped, all fine; and 12 Deniers (FRANÇAIS), 1792, similar but FRANÇAIS, 11.35g, (Duplessy 1723 var.; Gadoury 13; KM 601), chipped, worn, lightly toned, fair to fine; and, Medieval AE Jetons (6) | including, Joanna of Naples (1355-1362) [?], 1.24g; others, anonymous, 2.68g, 6.40g, 3.06g, 2.24g, 3.74g, generally fine (34)

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Estimate
£300 to £400

Starting price
£210