France 1660-A 1/12 ecu

Goldberg sale 112, lot 2078

This specimen was lot 2078 in Goldberg sale 112 (Los Angeles, September 2019), where it sold for $576. The catalog description^[1] noted, "France. 1/12 Ecu, 1660-A (Paris). Louis XIV. A superb example, sharply struck with original mint fresh luster. NGC graded MS-65." Shown is a twelfth d'écu buste adolescent struck 1659-64 during the minority of Louis XIV (r. 1643-1715).

Recorded mintage: 2,126,688.

Specification: 2.28 g, 0.917 fine silver, 19-20 mm diameter, designed by Jean Warin.

Catalog reference: Dr/4 № 731-A, Dr/2 № 318, KM-199.1; Gad-115.

Source:

^[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.
^[1]Goldberg, Ira, Larry Goldberg, John Lavender, Yifu Che, Jason Villareal and Stephen Harvey, Goldberg Sale 112: the Pre-Long Beach Auction, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2019.

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