Kingdom of France, Louis XV, 1715-1774, Double Louis d'or 1723, Paris, rare, PCGS graded
4UWKK
Sign InDescription
Kingdom of France. Louis XV, 1715-1774. Double Louis d'or Mirliton 1723 A, Paris. Gold 13.05 g.; 28 mm.
Obverse: Head of Louis XV, right, laureate. Obverse caption: LUD·XV D·G·FR·ET NA·REX //
Reverse: Two cursive L intertwined, crowned and between two knotted palms. Reverse caption: CHRS·REGN· ·VINC·IMP·
KM: 471.
Splendid specimen well centered, having kept its luster and presenting a few file marks visible on the obverse.
PCGS graded MS 62
Provenance Details
From the Abbé Thilliez collection.
Comment
It is interesting to come back to the name Mirliton, of popular origin and which designates a woman's genital, which contemporaries have indeed seen in the type of the reverse, with the two intertwined L's surrounded by palms reminding them of a vulva surrounded by pubic hair (see J. Jambu & J.-Y. Kind, RN 2020).
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