France 1602-L 1/4 ecu

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Stack's Bowers 2024 NYINC sale, lot 56160
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This specimen was struck by the hammer at Bayonne during the reign of Henry IV, founder of the Bourbon dynasty (1589-1793). This was the largest silver coin regularly struck in France prior to the introduction of milled coinage in the 1640's. This type was struck 1589-1610 but some dates are "reported, not confirmed" in Sombart, who reports 11 examples of this date. This specimen was lot 56160 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2024), where it sold for $100. The catalog description[1] noted, "FRANCE. 1/4 Ecu, 1602-L. Bayonne Mint. Henry IV. PCGS EF-45." This example shows the king's name on the cross side; other mints placed it on the shield side.

Recorded mintage: 192,452, a common date for the type.

Specification: 9.71 g, 0.917 fine silver.

Catalog reference: Sb 4686, cf. KM-30; Dupl-1224.

Source:

  • 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.
  • Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
  • [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, January 2024 NYINC Auction, featuring the Emilio M Ortiz Collection and a Symphony of Russian Rarities, the Rothschild-Piatigorsky Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.

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