France 1610-9 1/4 ecu

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Heritage sale 61259, lot 99018
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This specimen was lot 99018 in Heritage sale 61259 (Dallas, TX, February 2022), where it sold for $216. The catalog description[1] noted, "France: Henri IV 1/4 Ecu 1610-(9) XF Details (Cleaned) NGC, Rennes mint. A clearly struck example featuring fully legible legends." This quarter écu was struck by the hammer at at least a dozen mints starting in the time of Henry III (1580) and continuing into the reign of Louis XIV (1651). While Rennes is a common mint, this is not a common date. Quarter écus of 1610 exist for Louis XIII but not from Rennes.

Recorded mintage: 109,317, including a few eighth écus.

Specification: 9.71 g, 0.917 fine silver.

Catalog reference: Sb 4686, cf. KM 47.21 (date unlisted).

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]Cristiano Bierrenbach, Warren Tucker and Sam Spiegel, The Long Island Collection of French Coins Showcase Auction #61259, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2022.

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