France 1563-B ecu d'or
This specimen was lot 1038 in Goldberg's NY International sale 58 (New York, January 2023), where it sold for $660. The catalog description[1] noted, "France. Charles IX (1560-1574). Gold Ecu d'or, 1563-B (Rouen). Crowned Ecu of France, sun above. Rev. Floriated cross. In PCGS holder graded Uncirculated, Detail (Cleaned)." 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. In his survey, Sombart found four of this date, making it the most common mint for 1563. The archives show that Rouen struck this type 1561-75.
Recorded mintage: 15,700[2].
Specification: 3.37 g, 0.958 fine gold, this specimen 3.39 g.
Catalog reference: Fr-378; Dup 1057; Sb 4904 (4 ex.).
- 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]Goldberg, Ira, Stephen Harvey and Vera Kan, Goldberg NY International 2023 Sale, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2022.
Links to:
- 1562-A écu d'or au soleil
- 1562-D écu d'or au soleil
- 1562-K écu d'or au soleil
- 1562-N écu d'or au soleil
- 1562-9 écu d'or au soleil
- 1563-D demi-teston
- 1563-D teston
- 1563-L teston
- 1563-M teston
- 1563-Z teston du Dauphiné
- 1563-A écu d'or au soleil
- 1563-C écu d'or au soleil
- 1564-E écu d'or au soleil
- 1564-H écu d'or au soleil
- 1564-I écu d'or au soleil
- 1564-K écu d'or au soleil
- 1564-M écu d'or au soleil
- Coins and currency dated 1563
- return to French royal coinage (to 1793)