France 1630-Pau 1/4 ecu

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Sincona sale 20, lot 2722

This specimen was struck by the hammer at Pau in Béarn during the reign of Louis XIII (1610-43). This was the largest silver coin regularly struck in France prior to the introduction of milled coinage in the 1640's. Duplessy notes this type for the Morlaàs and Pau mints. This coin was struck in a balance press so we assign it to Pau rather than to Morlaàs, which only produced hammered coins. This specimen was lot 2722 in Sincona sale 20 (Zürich, October 2014), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted, "Quart decu de Béarn 1630. Pau, Sehr schön. (very fine.)"

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 9.71 g, 0.917 fine silver, this specimen 9.17 g.

Catalog reference: Duplessy 1338.

Source:

  • 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]Richter, Jürg, Numismatic Coins & Medals: Auction 20, Zürich: Sincona AG, 2014.

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