LOUIS XV (1715-1774) - Lot 4

LOUIS XV (1715-1774) Louis d'or aux lunettes 1727 A - Paris On one side: LUD XV D G FR ET NAV REX, Bust in profile to the left draped, head bare. On the other side: CHRS REGN VINC IMPER 1727, Two oval shields crowned with the arms of France and Navarre. Weight: 8.2 g. Slight scratches and traces of oxidation. From the Trésor de la rue Mouffetard in Paris, with its pouch bearing the name of Etienne Bourgey. Manuscript: Mouffetard. Héritiers. Louis. 1727 A. 4800 and inventory number 405 Provenance: Private collection by descent from Councillor Louis Nivelle. SALE BY APPOINTMENT The Trésor de la rue Mouffetard was discovered by chance on May 24, 1938 at 53 rue Mouffetard, Paris, by workers demolishing the building. It consisted of some 3,500 Louis XV gold coins, some of which were found in the wills of Louis Nivelle, the King's secretary. Genealogists discovered 83 descendants in 1938. The expert Etienne Bourgey was commissioned to divide the estate among his heirs.