France 1567-N ecu d'or
This specimen was lot 1044 in Goldberg's NY International sale 58 (New York, January 2023), where it sold for $1,260. The catalog description[1] noted, "France. Charles IX (1560-1574). Gold Ecu d'or, 1567-N. Montpellier mint. Crowned arms. Rev. Floriated cross. Struck on a full flan with much luster remaining. The only example graded at PCGS. In PCGS holder graded MS 61." 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 none of this date; we conclude that it is rare. The archives show that Montpellier struck this type 1562-71.
Recorded mintage: unknown[2].
Specification: 3.37 g, 0.958 fine gold, this specimen 3.38 g.
Catalog reference: Fr-378; Dup 1057; Sb 4904 (0 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:
- 1566-B écu d'or au soleil
- 1567-D teston
- 1567-K teston
- 1567-L teston
- 1567-T teston
- 1567-A écu d'or au soleil, Paris mint
- 1567-B écu d'or au soleil
- 1567-H écu d'or au soleil
- 1567-I écu d'or au soleil
- 1567-M écu d'or au soleil
- 1567-R écu d'or au soleil
- 1567-T écu d'or au soleil
- 1568-A écu d'or au soleil, Paris mint
- 1568-H écu d'or au soleil, La Rochelle mint
- 1568-M écu d'or au soleil, Toulouse mint
- Coins and currency dated 1567
- return to French royal coinage (to 1793)