France 1579-M ecu d'or

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Jean Elsen sale 142, lot 1261

This specimen was lot 1261 in Jean Elsen sale 142 (Brussels, September 2019), where it sold for €1,200 (about US$1,556 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"FRANCE, Royaume, Henri III (1574-1589), AV écu d'or au soleil, 1579M, Toulouse. D/ Ecu de France couronné, sous un soleil. La légende débutant en haut. R/ Croix fleurdelisée, un quadrilobe en coeur. Très Beau à Superbe. (kingdom of France, Henry III, 1574-89, gold écu of the sunburst of 1579, Toulouse mint. Obverse: crowned arms of France below a sunburst, legend begins at top; reverse: floriate cross, a quadrilobe at the center. Very Fine - Extremely Fine.)"

This coin is called the écu d'or au soleil in Duplessy[2] with a face value of sixty sols tournois and is noted with many variations in obverse and reverse legends.

Recorded mintage: 5,500[3].

Specification: 3.37 g, 0.958 fine gold, this specimen 3,35 g.

Catalog reference: Sb 4932, Fr-386; Dupl-1121; Ci. 1410; Laf. 960.

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]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 142, 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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