France 1569-B ecu d'or

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Sincona sale 54, lot 342

This specimen was lot 342 in Sincona sale 54 (Zürich, May 2019), where it sold for 375 CHF (about US$446 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"Frankreich, konigreich, Charles IX. 1560-1574. Ecu dor au soleil 1569 B, Rouen. Gutes sehr schön. Kleiner Kratzer. (kingdom of France, Charles IX, 1560-74, gold écu of the sunburst of 1569, Rouen mint. Good very fine, Small scratch.)"

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.

Recorded mintage: 26,600[3].

Specification: 3.37 g, 0.958 fine gold, this specimen 3.37 g.

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

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]Richter, Jürg, Sincona Auction 54: Gold Coins and Medals, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 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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