France 1603-T 1/8 ecu

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Heritage sale 61352, lot 22086
image courtesy Heritage Auction Galleries

This specimen was lot 22086 in Heritage sale 61352 (Dallas, December 2023), where it sold for $204. The catalog description[1] noted, "France: Henri IV 1/8 Ecu 1603-T MS62 NGC, Nantes mint. The sole finest example populating the NGC census for this issue, quite scarce as such." 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 seven examples known in his survey.

Recorded mintage: 810,356 (includes the quarter écu).

Specification: 4.85 g, 0.917 fine silver.

Catalog reference: Sb 4688, KM 22.3, Dupl-1241.

Source:

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • [1]Cristiano Bierrenbach, Warren Tucker and Sam Spiegel, 2023 December 10 Spotlight: France World Coins Showcase Auction #61352, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auctions, 2023.

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