Dombes 1579 ecu d'or Fr-122

Goldberg sale 128, lot 1161

Dombes in 1789

This specimen was lot 1161 in Goldberg sale 128 (Los Angeles, June 2022), where it sold for $1,920. The catalog description^[1] noted, "France: Dombes. Ecu d'or or ½ Pistole, 1579. Duchy. Louis II de Bourbon-Montpensier, 1560-1582. Crowned coat-of-arms of Bourbon. Reverse: Floriated cross. Legend-No "S" of DNS. NGC graded About Uncirculated Detail (Cleaned)." The Dombes region lies south of Franch Comte and west of Savoy and was a fief of the Montpensier family. Several dates are known of this type.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.37 g, 0.958 fine gold, plain edge, this specimen 3.27 g.

Catalog reference: Fr-122.

Source:

• Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
• ^[1]Goldberg, Ira, Larry Goldberg, Stephen Harvey and Vera Liu, Goldberg Sale 128: the Pre-Long Beach Auction, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2022.

Links to:

• Dombes 1578 ecu d'or Fr-122
• 1579-H écu d'or au soleil, La Rochelle mint
• 1579-M écu d'or au soleil, Toulouse mint
• Coins and currency dated 1579
• return to French royal coinage (to 1793)