France 1622-B ecu d'or
This specimen was lot 1227 in Goldberg sale 128 (Los Angeles, June 2022), where it sold for $960. The catalog description[1] noted, "France. Ecu d'or, 1622-B (Rouen). Louis XIII, 1610-1643. Crowned arms of France. Reverse: Lobed, floriated cross. PCGS graded Uncirculated Detail (Cleaned)." This type was originally worth fifty sols tournois in the sixteenth century, the inflation brought on by the Wars of Religion caused its value to steadily increase. At the time of issue in 1622, the écu d'or was worth 75 sols tournois. By 1636, it had risen to 104 sols tournois. This date is not priced in Droulers.
Recorded mintage: est. 3,000.
Specification: 3.37 g, .958 fine gold, plain edge, this specimen 3.35 g.
Catalog reference: Dr/4 № 1, Dr/2 № 1, Fr-398; Gad-55; KM-51.
- 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.
- Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
- [1]Goldberg, Ira, Larry Goldberg, Stephen Harvey and Vera Liu, Goldberg Sale 128: the Pre-Long Beach Auction, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2022.
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