France 1604-L 1/4 ecu

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Ponterio sale 154, lot 8343
photo courtesy Ponterio & Associates

This specimen was lot 8343 in Ponterio sale 154 (Baltimore, June 2010), where it sold for $155.25. The catalog description[1] noted, "FRANCE. 1/4 Ecu, 1604-L. Bayonne Mint. Henry IV (1589-1610). Toned. VERY FINE/EXTREMELY FINE." 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.

Recorded mintage: 123,801.

Specification: 9.71 g, 0.917 fine silver.

Catalog reference: Duplessy 1222, 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]Ponterio, Richard, Ponterio sale 154: The June 2010 Baltimore Auction, Irvine, CA: Bowers and Merena, 2010.

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