France 1640-& ecu d'or
This specimen was lot 31320 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2025), where it sold for $1,440. The catalog description[1] noted, "FRANCE. Ecu d'Or, 1640-&. Aix-en-Provence Mint. Louis XIII. NGC MS-63. Emanating from a SCARCER mint, this Choice hammered issue presents some alluring golden-orange hues and a good deal of remaining brilliance." This type was struck at numerous mints 1611-43, i.e., Louis' entire reign. The SCWC lists this mint for 1635-42 but other dates may exist. While the Paris mint was experimenting with milled coinage, the product of the provincial mints was hammered.
Recorded mintage: 72,283.
Specification: 3.35 g, 0.958 fine gold, this specimen 3.43 g.
Catalog reference: Dr/4 № 1, Dupl-1282, Fr-398; KM-41.20; Gad-55.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- 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.
- 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.
- Gadoury, Victor, Monnaies Royales Françaises, 1610-1792, 5me éd., Monaco: Éditions Victor Gadoury, 2018.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, January 2025 NYINC Showcase Auction, featuring the Richard Margolis Collection, Part III, and the Richard August Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.
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