France (1540)-H ecu d'or Fr-350a
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This specimen was lot 327 in Sincona sale 46 (Zürich, May 2018), where it sold for 1,100 CHF (about US$1,320 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"Frankreich, François I. 1515-1547. Ecu dor aux salamandres o. J. (24.4-10.11.1540), La Rochelle. Sehr selten. Schön. (kingdom of France, Francis I, 1515-47, undated écu d'or of the salamanders, emission of April-November 1540, La Rochelle mint. Very rare, Fine.)"
This rare and obscure type was also struck at Toulouse (Dupl-884).
Recorded mintage: est. 16,000.
Specification: 3.44 g, .958 fine gold, this specimen 3.30 g.
Catalog reference: Duplessy 885. Fr-350a, Sb 4868 (18 examples reported).
- 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.
- Sombart, Stéphan, Franciae IV: Catalogue des Monnaies Royales Françaises de François Ier à Henri IV (1540-1610), Paris: Éditions les Chevau-légers, 1997.
- [1]Richter, Jürg, Auction 46, Gold Coins and Medals, Zürich: Sincona AG, 2018.
Link to:
- (1519-40) écu d'or au soleil de Bretagne, deuxiéme type
- (1540-41)-M douzain aux salamandres
- (1540-47)-A teston
- (1540-45)-B teston
- (1540-47)-D teston
- (1540)-K écu d'or au soleil à la petite croix
- (1540)-L écu d'or au soleil, Bayonne mint
- (1540)-M écu d'or au soleil, Toulouse mint
- (1541)-D écu d'or à la croisette
- (1541)-B écu d'or à la croisette
- Coins and currency dated 1540
- return to French royal coinage (to 1793)