France 1566-H ecu d'or

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Jean Elsen sale 141, lot 1107
from the Mountain Groan Collection
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The first specimen was lot 1107 in Jean Elsen sale 141 (Brussels, June 2019), where it sold for €320 (about US$424 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"FRANCE, Royaume, Charles IX (1560-1574), AV écu d'or au soleil, 1566H, La Rochelle. D/ Ecu de France couronné, sous un soleil. R/ Croix fleurdelisée. Très Beau. (kingdom of France, Charles IX, 1560-74, gold shield of the sunburst of 1566, La Rochelle mint. Obverse: crowned arms of France below a sunburst; reverse: floriate cross. Very Fine.)"

This coin is called the écu d'or au soleil in Duplessy[2] 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.

Recorded mintage: 11,687 (two privy marks)[3].

Specification: 3.375 g, 0.958 fine gold, this specimen 3,39 g.

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

Source:

  • [2]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.
  • [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 141, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils, S.A., 2019.
  • [3]Sombart, Stéphan, Franciae IV: Catalogue des Monnaies Royales Françaises de François Ier à Henri IV (1540-1610), Paris: Éditions les Chevau-légers, 1997.

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