France 1637-A ecu d'or

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Ponterio sale 158, lot 392
photo courtesy Ponterio & Associates

Shown is a écu d'or à la croix anillée (gold écu with the hollow cross) struck at the Paris mint in the last years before the switch to milled coinage in the 1640's. This type was struck at numerous mints 1611-43, i.e., Louis' entire reign. These coins were struck with the hammer and were supposed to be phased out with the introduction of milled coinage in 1640 but écus d'or are known dated as late as 1654. Droulers[1] prices this as a common date. This specimen was lot 392 in Ponterio sale 158 (New York, January 2011), where it sold for $1,035. The catalog description[2] noted, "FRANCE. Ecu d'or, 1637-A. Louis XIII (1610-43). NGC AU-58." Some écus d'or are known struck on a press starting in 1640 but this specimen from 1637 seems to be milled.

Recorded mintage: 220,367.

Specification: 3.37 g, .958 fine gold, plain edge.

Catalog reference: Dr/4 № 1, Dr/2 № 1, Fr-398; KM-41.1: GAD-55.

Source:

  • [1]Droulers, Frédéric, Répertoire General des Monnaies de Louis XIII à Louis XVI (1610-1792), 4e édition. Paris: AFPN, 2009.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Gadoury, Victor, Monnaies Royales Françaises, 1610-1792, 5me éd., Monaco: Éditions Victor Gadoury, 2018.
  • [2]Ponterio, Richard, and Kent Ponterio, Ponterio sale 158: The 2011 N.Y.I.N.C. Auction, Irvine: Bowers and Merena, 2010.

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