France 1643-A ecu Dav-3798

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Jean Elsen sale 137, lot 988. Note the dot on the reverse
Stack's Bowers September 2025 Collectors Choice sale, lot 74677
rose on reverse

The first specimen was lot 988 in Jean Elsen sale 137 (Brussels, June 2018), where it did not sell. The catalog description[2] noted,

"FRANCE, Royaume, Louis XIV (1643-1715), AR écu à la mèche courte, 1643A, Paris. Point initial. D/ B. enfantin, l., dr. et cuir. à d. Petite étoile en fin de légende. R/ Ecu de France couronné. Très Beau à Superbe. (kingdom of France, Louis XIV, 1643-1715, silver écu of the short lock of 1643, Paris mint, initial dot. Obverse: laureate, draped and armored infant bust right, small star at end of legend; reverse: crowned arms of France. Very fine to extremely fine.)"

The second specimen was lot 74677 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, September 2025), where it sold for $312. The catalog description[3] noted, "FRANCE. Ecu, 1643-A. Paris Mint. Louis XIV. PCGS Genuine--Cleaned, EF Details. Variety with rose above crown. From the Richard August Collection. Ex: Heritage Numismatic Auctions, Inc. (9/2005) Lot # 12880." This type was struck 1643-45 at Paris and Lyon only.

Recorded mintage: 265,056 (rose) plus 206,634 (dot)[1].

Specification: 27.45 g, 0.917 fine silver, 39-41 mm diameter, plain edge, designed by Jean Warin or Nicholas Briot, this specimen 27,28 g.

Catalog reference: KM-144.1; Dupl-1461; Gad-201, Dr/4 № 440A (rose, bust by Briot); Dr/4 № 440B (dot, bust by Warin), Dav-3798.

Source:

  • [1]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.
  • Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
  • Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1600-1700, Galesburg, IL, 1974.
  • [2]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 137, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils, S.A., 2018.
  • George Sobin, Jr., The Silver Crowns of France, 1640-1973. Teaneck, NJ: Richard Margolis, 1974.
  • [3]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, September 2025 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, including Selections from the Richard Margolis Collection and Selections from the L.E. Bruun Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2025.

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