France (1541)-A ecu d'or

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Goldberg sale 128, lot 1196
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This specimen was lot 1196 in Goldberg sale 128 (Los Angeles, June 2022), where it sold for $810. The catalog description[1] noted, "France. Ecu d'or a la croisette, ND-A (Paris). Francis I, 1515-1547. Crowned arms. Reverse: Plain cross. Pop 1; 1 in 62. PCGS graded AU-58." This is an écu d'or à la croisette, premiere type struck for François I at Paris ("A" mintmark, one of the first coins issued after the mintmark reform). Friedberg also mentions a demi-écu d'or à la croisette. This coin had a face value of 45 sols tournois.

Recorded mintage: est. 64,600.

Specification: 3.43 g, .958 fine gold, plain edge, this specimen 3.26 g.

Catalog reference: Fr-351; Dupl-889, Sb 4878 (14 examples reported).

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.
  • Sombart, Stéphan, Franciae IV: Catalogue des Monnaies Royales Françaises de François Ier à Henri IV (1540-1610), Paris: Éditions les Chevau-légers, 1997.
  • [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.

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