3 Deniers - Louis XVI "FRANÇOIS"

Features

Issuer France
King Louis XVI (1774-1792)
Period Constitutional Monarchy (1791-1792)
Type Standard circulation coin
Year 1792
Value 1 Liard (1⁄80 LT)
Currency Livre tournois (987-1795)
Composition Copper
Weight 3.5 g
Diameter 22 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
8097
References Dy royales# 1725,
Jean Duplessy; 1999. Les monnaies françaises royales / Tome 1 : de Hugues Capet à Louis XVI (987-1793) (2e édition). Maison Platt, Paris, France.
And 1 more volumes.
Gad# 5,
Francesco Pastrone; 2021. Monnaies francaises, 1789-2021 (25th edition). Éditions Victor Gadoury, Monaco.
KM# 608.1,
Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Coins / 2001-Date (14th edition). Krause Publications, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, United States.
And 5 more volumes.
KM# 608.2,
Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Coins / 2001-Date (14th edition). Krause Publications, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, United States.
And 5 more volumes.
Ciani# 2256,
Louis Ciani; 1926. Les Monnaies royales françaises de Hugues Capet à Louis XVI. Jules Florange, Bergerac, France.
Maz# 44-48
Jean Mazard; 1965. Histoire monétaire et numismatique contemporaine 1790-1963 / Tome 1. 1790-1848. Sabine Bourgey, Paris, France.
And 1 more volumes.

Obverse

Bust of Louis XVI on the left, bare head, hair tied with a ribbon on the nape of the neck, wearing a cloak tied on the shoulder with a fibula.
Vintage and different workshop in the exergue (under the bust). Legend starting at 19 h.Automatically translated

Script: Latin

Lettering: LOUIS XVI ROI DES FRANÇOIS

Engraver: Augustin Dupré

Reverse

Pole topped by a Phrygian cap and accosted by 3 and D between two oak branches.Automatically translated

Script: Latin

Lettering:
LA NATION LA LOI LE ROI
L'AN 4 DE LA LIBERTÉ

Engraver: Augustin Dupré

Edge

Smooth

Mints

D Lyon, France (?-1858)
DL Roanne, France
I Limoges, France (?-1837)

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC Frequency
1792 D 0% (fr) Cuivre jaune
1792 D 48% KM#608.1 (Lyon)
1792 DL 10%
1792 DL 0% (fr) Variété avec avec le D et le L superposée
1792 I 12% (fr) laiton
1792 I 0% (fr) métal de cloche + frappe médaille
1792 I $ 43 38% KM#608.2 (Limoges)

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Pictures Sale Date Version Grade Sold price
Picture 1 of a sold 3 Deniers - Louis XVI ("FRANÇOIS")
Katz
Auction 63
Lot 994
Internet Archive
26 Jul 2022 Undetermined VF USD 44.18
(EUR 41.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
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