France 1604-StP 1/4 ecu

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Jean Elsen sale 147, lot 1514

This specimen was lot 1514 in Jean Elsen sale 147 (Brussels, June 2021), where it sold for €120 (about US$175 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"FRANCE, Royaume, Henri IV (1589-1610), AR quart d'écu de Navarre, 1604, Saint-Palais. D/ Croix fleurdelisée. R/ Ecu couronné, parti de France-Navarre, accosté de II-II. Très Beau à Superbe. (kingdom of France, Henry IV, 1589-1610, silver quarter écu of Navarre of 1604, St.-Palais mint. Obverse: floriate cross; reverse: crowned arms of France and Navarre divide "II - II". Very Fine - Extremely Fine.)"

This specimen was struck by the hammer at St-Palais in Bearn 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: 63,293, a common date.

Specification: 9.71 g, 0.917 fine silver, this specimen 9,48 g.

Catalog reference: Dupl-1238; Ci. 1519; Laf. 1104, Sb-4710.

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.
  • [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 147: Monnaies, Médailles et Décorations, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2021.

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