France 1603-H 1/4 ecu

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Jean Elsen sale 145, lot 1091

This specimen was lot 1091 in Jean Elsen sale 145 (Brussels, September 2020), where it sold for €60 (about US$86 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"FRANCE, Royaume, Henri IV (1589-1610), AR quart d'écu, 1603H, La Rochelle. 2e type. D/ Croix feuillue. R/ Ecu de France couronné, entre II-II. Flan large. Très Beau. (kingdom of France, Henry IV, 1589-1610, silver quarter écu of 1603, La Rochelle mint, second type. Obverse: floriate cross; reverse: crowned arms of France divide "II-II". Large planchet, Very Fine.)"

This specimen was struck by the hammer at La Rochelle 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.

Recorded mintage: 220,726.

Specification: 9.71 g, 0.917 fine silver, plain edge, this specimen 9,76 g.

Catalog reference: Dupl-1224; Ci. 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, et al., Vente Publique 145, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2020.

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