France 1603-Z 1/4 ecu

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Jean Elsen sale 142, lot 1269
from the Mountain Groan Collection
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This specimen was lot 1269 in Jean Elsen sale 142 (Brussels, September 2019), where it sold for €80 (about US$104 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"FRANCE, Royaume, Henri IV (1589-1610), AR quart d'écu du Dauphiné, 1603Z, Grenoble. D/ Ecu couronné, écartelé de France et Dauphiné, entre II-II. R/ Croix feuillue. Belle patine. Très Beau. (kingdom of France, Henry IV, 1589-1610, silver quarter écu of Dauphiné of 1603, Grenoble mint. Obverse: crowned arms of France and Dauphiné divides "II-II"; reverse: floriate cross. Nice patina, Very Fine.)"

It was offered again as lot 1194 in Jean Elsen sale 159 (Brussels, June 2024), where it sold for €90. The Grenoble mint, in the province of Dauphiné north of Provence, was one of those backwater mints whose products today are generally rare. This type was struck 1601-05. Sombart reports a rare "1063" date error.

Recorded mintage: 32,105, the most common date.

Specification: 9.71 g, 0.917 fine silver, plain edge, this specimen 9,51 g.

Catalog reference: Sb 4702, Dupl-1236; Ci. 1518; Laf. 1092.

Source:

  • Duplessy, Jean, Les Monnaies Françaises Royales de Hugues Capet à Louis XVI (987-1793), Tome II, 2e édition, Paris: Maison Platt, 1999.
  • Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
  • 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]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 142, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils, S.A., 2019.

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