France (1541)-N ecu d'or

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Künker Auction 425, lot 1027

This specimen was lot 1027 in Künker Auction 425 (Osnabrück, July 2025), where it sold for €1,100 (about US$1,558 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"EUROPÄISCHE MÜNZEN UND MEDAILLEN · FRANKREICH, KÖNIGREICH François I, 1515-1547. Ecu d'or à la croisette o. J. (1541), 1. Typ, N, Montpellier. GOLD. Kl. Kratzer auf der Rückseite, min. Prägeschwäche, sehr schön-vorzüglich. (kingdom of France, Francis I, 1515-47, undated gold écu of the crosslet, circa 1541, first type, Montpellier mint. Hairlines on the reverse, slightly weakly struck, very fine to extremely fine.)"

This type was struck after the reform of 1540 instituted letter mintmarks but before coinage was routinely dated. Friedberg also mentions a demi-écu d'or à la croisette. This coin had a face value of 45 sols tournois.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.43 g, 0.958 fine gold, this specimen 3,33 g.

Catalog reference: Sb-4878, Duplessy 889; Fr-351.

Sources:

  • 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]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Katalog 425: Gold coins from the Medieval and Modern Times, from the Mohr family collection, e.g. | Silver coins, e.g. highlights of medallic art | German coins after 1871, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2025.

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