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Posted 12/05/2019 5:45 pm
4 sols, Louis XIV, 1692. Silver 798/1000. Mint: Paris (A), which means it is one of the more common of this type of coin and value in this pretty worn condition is at most 10 pounds. It is still a pretty cool coin, it is an overstrike of an older coin from the 1670s (all coins of this type are) and you can see vague traces of the older coin on the first photo.
Numista page for this coin:
https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces7760.html
Here it states the value as 4 sols 2 deniers, which is what it was worth in 1702, when it could be handed in for a new overstrike into 5 sols coins. This kind of state controlled inflation was used for most French coins at the time, as one way of increasing the value of the state finances.
Numista page for this coin:
https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces7760.html
Here it states the value as 4 sols 2 deniers, which is what it was worth in 1702, when it could be handed in for a new overstrike into 5 sols coins. This kind of state controlled inflation was used for most French coins at the time, as one way of increasing the value of the state finances.
