France 1567-A ecu d'or

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Jean Elsen sale 141, lot 1109

This specimen was lot 1109 in Jean Elsen sale 141 (Brussels, June 2019), where it sold for €720 (about US$954 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"FRANCE, Royaume, Charles IX (1560-1574), AV écu d'or au soleil, 1567A, Paris. D/ Ecu de France couronné, sous un soleil. R/ Croix fleurdelisée. Superbe. (kingdom of France, Charles IX, 1560-74, gold shield of the sunburst of 1567, Paris mint. Obverse: crowned arms of France below a sunburst; reverse: floriate cross. Extremely 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. The date is in Roman numerals.

Recorded mintage: 71,000[3] including a few demi-écus d'or; a common date.

Specification: 3.375 g, 0.958 fine gold, this specimen 3,34 g.

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

Source:

  • 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]Duplessy, Jean, Les Monnaies Françaises Royales de Hugues Capet à Louis XVI (987-1793), Tome II, 2e édition, Paris: Maison Platt, 1999.
  • [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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