France 1660-I 1/12 ecu

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Jean Elsen sale 147, lot 1530

This specimen was lot 1530 in Jean Elsen sale 147 (Brussels, June 2021), where it sold for €110 (about US$161 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"FRANCE, Royaume, Louis XIV (1643-1715), AR douzième d'écu à la mèche longue, 1660I, Limoges. D/ B. enfantin, l., dr. et cuir. à d. R/ Ecu de France couronné. Traces d'ajustage. Très Beau à Superbe. (kingdom of France, Louis XIV, 1643-1715, silver twelfth écu of the long lock of 1660, Limoges mint. Obverse: laureate, draped and armored infant bust right; reverse: crowned arms of France. Traces of adjustment marks, Very Fine - Extremely Fine.)"

This douzième d'écu au buste juvénile was struck at Limoges. There is so much variation from mint to mint that Droulers has a subtype for each mint. Altho the type is common, this is a rare date. There was a brief fad for these coins in the Levantine trade, so much so that they were imitated by several Italian and French states.

Recorded mintage: unknown but a scarce date of a common type.

Specification: 2.26 g, 0.917 fine silver, plain edge; this specimen 2,27 g.

Catalog reference: Dr/4 № 731I, Dr/2 № 318, Dupl-1472; Gad-112.

Source:

  • 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.
  • 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 147: Monnaies, Médailles et Décorations, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2021.

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