France (1541)-L ecu d'or

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Heritage sale 61352, lot 22078
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This specimen was lot 22078 in Heritage sale 61352 (Dallas, December 2023), where it sold for $840. The catalog description[1] noted, "France: François I Ecu d'Or à la croisette ND (1515-1547)-L AU53 NGC, Bayonne mint. A more uncommon Ecu d'Or type with a lovely cross in the center of the reverse." This coin is called the écu d'or au soleil in Duplessy with a face value of fifty sols tournois and is noted with many variations in obverse and reverse legends. On this one, the obverse legend starts at the top by the sunburst. This type was struck after the reform of 1540 instituted letter mintmarks but before coinage was routinely dated. This is a fairly common date, with 32 reported in Sombart's survey[2].

Recorded mintage: 29,037 including a few demi-écus.

Specification: 3.43 g, 0.958 fine gold, plain edge.

Catalog reference: Sb 4878, Fr-351, Dupl-889.

Source:

  • Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
  • 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.
  • [2]Sombart, Stéphan, Franciae IV: Catalogue des Monnaies Royales Françaises de François Ier à Henri IV (1540-1610), Paris: Éditions les Chevau-légers, 1997.
  • [1]Cristiano Bierrenbach, Warren Tucker and Sam Spiegel, 2023 December 10 Spotlight: France World Coins Showcase Auction #61352, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auctions, 2023.

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