France 1562-A ecu d'or

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Jean Elsen sale 145, lot 1076

This specimen was lot 1076 in Jean Elsen sale 145 (Brussels, September 2020), where it sold for €800 (about US$1,140 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"FRANCE, Royaume, Charles IX (1560-1574), AV écu d'or au soleil, 1562A, Paris. D/ Ecu de France couronné, sous un soleil. R/ Croix fleurdelisée. Léger défaut de flan. Très Beau. (kingdom of France, Charles IX, 1560-74, gold écu of the sunburst of 1562, Paris mint. Obverse: crowned arms of France under a sunburst; reverse: floriate cross. Minor planchet defect, Very Fine.)"

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. This specimen has a Roman numeral date. This type was the standard gold coin of France prior to the introduction of the milled louis d'or in 1641.

Recorded mintage: 39,950, including a few demi-écus.

Specification: 3.37 g, 0.958 fine gold, this specimen 3,37 g.

Catalog reference: Fr-378, Dupl-1057; Ci. 1343; Laf. 890, Sb-4904.

Source:

  • [2]Duplessy, Jean, Les Monnaies Françaises Royales de Hugues Capet à Louis XVI (987-1793), Tome II, 2e édition, Paris: Maison Platt, 1999.
  • Sombart, Stéphan, Franciae IV: Catalogue des Monnaies Royales Françaises de François Ier à Henri IV (1540-1610), Paris: Éditions les Chevau-légers, 1997.
  • 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]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 145, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2020.

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