France 1645-A ecu
This specimen was lot 258 in Classical Numismatic Group's sale of the Lissner Collection (Chicago, August 2014), where it sold for $2,722.50. The catalog description[1] noted, "FRANCE, Royal. Louis XIII le Juste (the Just). 1610–1643. AR Écu d’argent. Paris mint; différent: pellet. Dated 1643 A. In NGC encapsulation graded MS 62. Toned with choice light gray mottled patina over lustrous silver surfaces. A superb type coin of Louis XIII. This is the last French coin Dick purchased after waiting over fifty years for a suitable example. Purchased from M. Louis Teller, June 2012." This type, the écu à la mèche courte, was struck at Paris and Lyon 1643-45. Tho not rare, it is priced over triple a common date écu à la mèche longue, issued 1646-54. The écu would be struck until the end of the ancien régime in 1792.
Recorded mintage: est. 540,940.
Specification: 27.45 g, 0.917 fine silver, 39-41 mm diameter, plain edge, designed by J. Warin, this specimen 39 mm diameter, 27.16 g, 6h axis.
Catalog reference: Dav-3798, Duplessy 1349; Ciani 1664; KM 129.1, Dr/4 № 440B, Dr/2 № 294.
- 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.
- 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.
- [1]Teller, M. Louis, and Victor England, Jr., The Richard Lissner Collection, Lancaster, PA: Classical Numismatic Group, 2014.
Link to:
- 1644-A écu à la mèche courte
- 1645-A quart d'écu à la mèche courte
- 1645-D quart d'écu à la mèche courte
- 1645-F quart d'écu frappe au marteau
- 1645-9 quart d'écu, frappé au marteau
- 1645-A demi-écu à la mèche courte
- 1645-X écu d'or au soleil, Amiens mint
- 1645-A demi-louis d'or à la mèche courte
- 1645-A louis d'or à la mèche courte
- Coins and currency dated 1645
- return to French royal coinage (to 1793)