France 1566-K ecu d'or

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Heritage sale 61496, lot 24025
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This specimen was lot 24025 in Heritage sale 61496 (Dallas, TX, April 2025), where it sold for $1,080. The catalog description[1] noted, "France: Charles IX gold Écu d'or au soleil 1566-K XF40 ANACS, Bordeaux mint. Presently at ANACS grading company, this is the singular most representative to be graded for its issue." 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: est. 11,904, with eight examples reported by Sombart[3].

Specification: 3.375 g, 0.958 fine gold.

Catalog reference: Sb-4904, Fr-378, Dupl-1057.

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.
  • [3]Sombart, Stéphan, Franciae IV: Catalogue des Monnaies Royales Françaises de François Ier à Henri IV (1540-1610), Paris: Éditions les Chevau-légers, 1997.
  • [1]Cristiano Bierrenbach, Warren Tucker and Sam Spiegel, 2025 April 28 Spotlight: France & French Colonies World Coins Showcase Auction #61496, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2025.

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