LOUIS XV 1715-1774 - Lot 199

LOUIS XV 1715-1774 His young bust draped on the left. Renard, mark of Mathieu Renard de la Tasta. R/. Two oval crowned shields. Underneath, workshop letter. Rosette, mark of Georges Roëttiers. Year at the end of the legend. Strung edge. ** Fr 461; Gad 340 Louis d'or aux Lunettes 1726 A = Paris (8.19 g) Superb/Very beautiful. Exemplaire vente JVN (mai 1995) n°629 From the Trésor de la rue Mouffetard* in Paris. Certificat de provenance de la Direction du Service des Domaines mardi 30 juin 1953 n°65 *Treasury of rue Mouffetard, Paris. It's 85 years to the day since the Trésor de la rue Mouffetard was accidentally unearthed on May 24 1938 at 53 rue Mouffetard in Paris by workmen demolishing the building. It consisted of 3,210 gold coins from the reign of Louis XV.