France (1498-1507)-T ecu d'or Fr-332a

Stack's Bowers 2023 ANA sale, lot 55271

This specimen was lot 55271 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Pittsburgh, PA, August 2023), where it sold for $1,020. The catalog description^[1] noted, "FRANCE. Ecu d'Or, ND (1498-1515)-T. Tarascon Mint. Louis XII. PCGS AU-50. From an Old Brooklyn Collection." This coin had a face value of 36 sols, 3 deniers tournois. Duplessy notes that it was struck at Tarascon and Aix, both towns in Provence. While the écu d'or struck in the rest of France had the legend "LVDOVICVS:DEI:GRA:FRANCORVM:REX", this one had "LVDOVICVS:D:G:FRANCO:REX:PROVIN:CO" (Louis, by the grace of God, king of France and count of Provence).

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.49 g, 0.963 fine gold.

Catalog reference: Fr-332A; Dupl-653.

Source:

• Duplessy, Jean, Les Monnaies Françaises Royales de Hugues Capet à Louis XVI (987-1793), Tome II, 2e édition, Paris: Maison Platt, 1999.
• 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]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, August 2023 Global Showcase Auction, World & Ancient Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.

Link to:

• (1498-1515) denier tournois
• (1498) blanc de Bretagne
• (1498) grand blanc à la couronne
• (1498-1515) douzain au porc-épic de Bretagne
• (1498-1515) blanc de Provence
• (1498) demi-écu d'or au soleil, Toulouse mint
• (1498) écu d'or au soleil, Lyon mint
• (1498-1515) écu d'or au soleil de Bretagne, Rennes mint
• (1498-1507) écu d'or au soleil du Dauphiné
• Coins and currency dated 1498
• return to French royal coinage (to 1793)