France 1611-StP 1/4 ecu

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Stack's Bowers February 2023 Collector's Choice sale, lot 73004
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This specimen was lot 73004 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, February 2023), where it sold for $240. The catalog description[1] noted, "FRANCE. 1/4 Ecu, 1611-C. Saint Lo Mint. Louis XIII. NGC AU-55. Endowed with wonderful and consistent magenta gray cabinet tone, both sides exhibit ample original luster and very little wear across the high points. A seldom encountered issue that is truly the most specialists could ask for. Ex: Pittman Collection." This quarter écu was struck not at St.-Lo but at St. Palais in the Pyrenees. Dates range 1610-32. Some have mintmaster's initial "M" but not this one, so far as we can tell. Reverse legend: GRATIA.DEI.SVM.ID.Q.SVM = "By the grace of God, I am what I am."

Recorded mintage: unknown[2].

Specification: 9.71 g, 0.917 fine silver, 26-31 mm diameter, plain edge or no edge.

Catalog reference: KM-48, Dr/4 № 109, Dr/2 № 94, Dupl-1336; Gad-29.

Source:

  • [2]Droulers, Frédéric, Répertoire General des Monnaies de Louis XIII à Louis XVI (1610-1792), 4e édition. Paris: AFPN, 2009.
  • Duplessy, Jean, Les Monnaies Françaises Royales de Hugues Capet à Louis XVI (987-1793), Tome II, 2e édition, Paris: Maison Platt, 1999.
  • Gadoury, Victor, Monnaies Royales Françaises, 1610-1792, 5me éd., Monaco: Éditions Victor Gadoury, 2018.
  • Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
  • [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, February 2023 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, featuring the David Sterling Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.

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