France 1602-K 1/4 ecu

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Jean Elsen sale 109, lot 1314
France 1602K quart ecu rev JElsen 259-1061.jpg

This specimen was part of lot 1314 in Jean Elsen sale 109 (Brussels, June 2011) where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted, "FRANCE ROYALE, Henri IV (1589-1610), lot de 7 quarts d'écus frappés à Bordeaux, 2e type, 1599, 1602 (photo), 1603, 1608, 1610 (2), date illisible. Beau à Très Beau." This specimen was offered again as lot 1061 in Jean Elsen price list 259 (Brussels, January-March 2012), where it was offered at € 60. The catalog noted,

"FRANCE ROYALE, Henri IV (1589-1610), AR quart d'écu, 1602 K, Bordeaux. 2e type. Droit : Croix feuillue. Revers : Ecu de France couronné, entre II-II. Léger défaut de flan. Très Beau (kingdom of France, Henry IV (1589-1610), silver quarter écu of 1602, Bordeaux mint, second type. Obverse: ornate cross; reverse: crowned arms divide 'II-II.' Slight planchet defect, VF)"

This specimen was struck by the hammer at Bordeaux during the reign of Henry IV, founder of the Bourbon dynasty (1589-1793). Once the franc was withdrawn in 1586, this was the largest silver coin regularly struck in France prior to the introduction of milled coinage in the 1640's.

Recorded mintage: 35,834 (Les gardes) plus 96,617 (Malus).

Specification: 9.71 g, 0.917 fine silver, this specimen 9,48 g.

Catalog reference: Duplessy 1224, Ciani-1517; Laf., 1066, Sb-4686.

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.
  • Sombart, Stéphan, Franciae IV: Catalogue des Monnaies Royales Françaises de François Ier à Henri IV (1540-1610), Paris: Éditions les Chevau-légers, 1997.
  • Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
  • [1]Elsen, Philippe, Vente Publique 109, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses fils, S.A., 2011.

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