France 1656-V ecu

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Jean Elsen sale 158, lot 1689

This specimen was lot 1689 in Jean Elsen sale 158 (Brussels, March 2024), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted,

"FRANCE, Royaume, Louis XIV (1643-1715), AR écu de Navarre à la mèche longue, 1656 V, Saint-Palais. D/ B. enfantin, l., dr. et cuir. à d. R/ Ecu couronné, parti de France et Navarre. Fine griffe au droit et légères traces d'ajustage au revers. Belle patine. Très rare dans cette qualité. Très Beau à Superbe. (kingdom of France, Louis XIV, 1643-1715, silver écu of Navarre of the long lock of 1656, St.-Palais mint. Obverse: laureate, draped and armored bust rght; reverse: crowned impaled arms of France and Navarre. Fine scratch on the obverse and light traces of adjustment marks on the reverse. Nice patina, very rare in this quality, Very Fine - Extremely Fine.)"

The specimen shown is an écu de France et de Navarre à la mèche longue struck in St.-Palais during the reign of Louis XIV. This coin is a typical product of this mint in Béarn, where crude diework and bad strikes predominated. The reverse shows the arms of France impaled with the arms of Navarre. St. Palais struck this type 1652-62; the "V" is not a mintmark but the initial of the mintmaster, Etienne Verdoye. Droulers[2] prices this date about four times a typical écu à la mèche longue.

Reported Mintage: unknown but a common date.

Specification: 27.45 g, 0.917 fine silver, 39-41 mm diameter, plain edge; this specimen 27,12 g.

Catalog reference: Dr/4 № 442, Dr/2 № 299, KM 180, Dav-3800, Dupl-1473; Gad-203.

Source:

  • Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1600-1700, Galesburg, IL, 1974.
  • [2]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.
  • Gadoury, Victor, Monnaies Royales Françaises, 1610-1792, 5me éd., Monaco: Éditions Victor Gadoury, 2018.
  • Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
  • George Sobin, Jr., The Silver Crowns of France, 1640-1973. Teaneck, NJ: Richard Margolis, 1974.
  • [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 158, Monnaies de la Principauté de Liège, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2024.

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