France 1593-T 1/4 ecu

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from the Stack's Bowers 2022 Collector's Choice sale, lot 73605
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This specimen was lot 73605 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, February 2022), where it sold for $456. The catalog description[1] noted, "FRANCE. 1/4 Ecu, 1593-T. Nantes Mint. Charles X. NGC MS-62. This charming French hammered strike displays strong details and a lightly lustrous nature to the surfaces. RARELY encountered in condition as this piece, making it a sure apple to the eye of the collector of European types." Sombart reports fifteen examples in his survey[2], making this a common date. This coin was struck by the Catholic League in the name of their candidate for the throne, Charles X. The problem was that the putative Charles X was an ordained priest and a prisoner of the (formerly) Protestant Henry IV. This was the largest silver coin regularly struck prior to the introduction of milled coinage in the 1640's. It had a face value of fifteen sols tournois.

Recorded mintage: 136,080, including a few huitiemes d'écu.

Specification: 9.71 g, 0.917 fine silver, this specimen 9.43 g.

Catalog reference: Dupl-1222, Sb 4670.

Source:

  • Duplessy, Jean, Les Monnaies Françaises Royales de Hugues Capet à Louis XVI (987-1793), Tome II, 2e édition, Paris: Maison Platt, 1999.
  • Roberts, James N., The Silver Coins of Medieval France (476-1610 AD), S. Salem, NY: Attic Books, 1996.
  • [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]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The February 2022 World Collectors Choice Online Auction - Ancients & World Coins, Featuring Selections from the Kings Norton Mint Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022.

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