France 1644-G 1/4 ecu

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Stack's Bowers 2026 ANA sale, lot 45442
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This specimen was lot 45442 in Stack's Bowers Summer 2026 Global Showcase Auction (Pittsburgh, September 2026), where it sold for $512.40. The catalog description[1] noted, "FRANCE. 1/4 Ecu, 1644-G. Poitiers Mint. Louis XIV. NGC MS-61. Obverse: Crowned coat of arms; Reverse: Floriate cross." This type was hammered at the Poitiers mint 1644-46 and this is a fairly scarce date. Hammered quarter écus were made as late as 1652.

Recorded mintage: limonite but a scarce date.

Specification: 9.71 g, 0.917 fine silver, 31 mm diameter, this specimen 9.58 g.

Catalog reference: Dr/4 № 431, Dr/2 № 286, Gad-136, KM-142.6; Dup-1451b.

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]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, Summer 2026 Global Showcase Auction, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2026.

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