France 1565-M ecu d'or

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Jean Elsen sale 160, lot 2261
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This specimen was lot 2261 in Jean Elsen sale 160 (Brussels, November 2024), where it sold for €700 (about US$886 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"FRANCE, Royaume, Charles IX (1560-1574), AV écu d'or au soleil, 1565 M, Toulouse. D/ Ecu de France couronné, sous un soleil. R/ Croix fleurdelisée. Très Beau. (kingdom of France, Charles IX, 1560-74, gold écu of the sunburst of 1565, Toulouse mint. Obverse: crowned arms of France under a sunburst; reverse: floriate cross. 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 type was the standard gold coin of France prior to the introduction of the milled louis d'or in 1641. Sombart[2] reported five known of this date, making it an available but not common date.

Recorded mintage: est. 25,800[2].

Specification: 3.37 g, 0.958 fine gold, 25 mm diameter, this specimen 3,30 g.

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

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.
  • [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]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 160, Collection de deniers liegeois et Collection de monnaies d'or francaises, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2024.

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