France 1602-H 1/8 ecu
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This specimen was lot 45431 in Stack's Bowers Summer 2026 Global Showcase Auction (Pittsburgh, September 2026), where it sold for $317.20. The catalog description[1] noted, "FRANCE. 1/8 Ecu, 1602-H. La Rochelle Mint. Henri IV. PCGS MS-62. From the Empire State Collection." This huitième d'écu accompanied the relatively common quart d'écu but is much scarcer. It had a face value of 7 sols, 6 deniers tournois. Some have the king's name on the cross side (shown here) and others have the king's name on the shield side. Sombart reported none known of this date.
Recorded mintage: 57,128 including quarts d'écu.
Specification: 4.85 g, 0.917 fine silver.
Catalog reference: Sb 4688, KM-2; Gad-582.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- Duplessy, Jean, Les Monnaies Françaises Royales de Hugues Capet à Louis XVI (987-1793), Tome II, 2e édition, Paris: Maison Platt, 1999.
- Sombart, Stéphan, Franciae IV: Catalogue des Monnaies Royales Françaises de François Ier à Henri IV (1540-1610), Paris: Éditions les Chevau-légers, 1997.
- Roberts, James N., The Silver Coins of Medieval France (476-1610 AD), S. Salem, NY: Attic Books, 1996.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, Summer 2026 Global Showcase Auction, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2026.
Link to:
- 1598-L huitième d'écu, croix feuillue de face
- 1602-N demi-franc
- 1602-K quart d'écu, croix feuillue de face
- 1602-L quart d'écu, croix feuillue de face
- 1602 quart d'écu du Béarn, Morlaàs mint
- 1602 quart d'écu de Navarre, St.-Palais mint
- 1603-T huitième d'écu, croix feuillue de face
- Coins and currency dated 1602
- return to French royal coinage (to 1793)