France 1567-R ecu d'or
This specimen was lot 1043 in Goldberg's NY International sale 58 (New York, January 2023), where it sold for $2,160. The catalog description[1] noted, "France. Charles IX (1560-1574). Gold Ecu d'or, 1567-R. Saint-André-Villeneuve-lès-Avignon mint. Crowned French shield. Rev. Floriated cross. 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 and only a few for this mint; we conclude that it is rare. The archives show that Saint-André-Villeneuve-lès-Avignon struck this type 1563-72.
Recorded mintage: 7,023[2].
Specification: 3.37 g, 0.958 fine gold, this specimen 3.39 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-N 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)