France 1643-D 1/2 ecu

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Jean Elsen sale 141, lot 1207

This specimen was lot 1207 in Jean Elsen sale 141 (Brussels, June 2019), where it sold for €320 (about US$424 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"FRANCE, Royaume, Louis XIII (1610-1643), AR demi-écu, 1643D, Lyon. Deuxième poinçon. D/ B. l., dr. et cuir. à d. R/ Ecu de France couronné. Rare. Très Beau. Provient de notre vente 77, 13 décembre 2003, 1659. (kingdom of France, Louis XIII, 1610-43, silver half écu of 1643, Lyon mint, second punch. Obverse: laureate, draped and armored bust right; reverse: crowned arms of France. Rare, Very Fine.)"

This type is the first of its denomination and was made possible by the introduction of screw presses and planchet punching machinery at the mint. It was struck at Paris and Lyon (shown here) 1642-43. It was not until 1646, in the next reign, that other mints participated.

Recorded mintage: unknown but few.

Specification: 13.72 g, 0.917 fine silver, plain edge, this specimen 13,56 g.

Catalog reference: Dr/4 № 122, Dr/2 № 105, Dupl-1350; Gad-50, KM 135.2.

Source:

  • Duplessy, Jean, Les Monnaies Françaises Royales de Hugues Capet à Louis XVI (987-1793), Tome II, 2e édition, Paris: Maison Platt, 1999.
  • Droulers, Frédéric, Répertoire General des Monnaies de Louis XIII à Louis XVI (1610-1792), 4e édition. Paris: AFPN, 2009.
  • 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.
  • [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 141, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils, S.A., 2019.

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