France 1594-99 1/4 ecu

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Goldberg NY International sale 58, lot 1050
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This specimen was lot 1050 in Goldberg's NY International sale 58 (New York, January 2023), where it sold for $252. The catalog description[1] noted, "France. Charles X, Cardinal De Bourbon (1589-1590). Silver ¼ Ecu, 1594. Mintmark "99", Dinan. Cross. Rev. Crowned shield. Posthumous issue in the name of Henry III. Toned. In PCGS holder graded XF 45." The Dinan mint operated 1594-98 using equipment taken from the Rennes mint (mintmark "9"). It struck a fairly substantial number of quarter écus and a few eighth écus for the pretender Charles X durings its brief existence. The final mintmaster, Etienne Delabroy, was executed for counterfeiting in 1598.

Recorded mintage: 63,554[2].

Specification: 9.71 g, 0.917 fine silver.

Catalog reference: Duplessy 1177, Sb 4670 (20 ex.).

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]Goldberg, Ira, Stephen Harvey and Vera Kan, Goldberg NY International 2023 Sale, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2022.

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