France 1660-K 1/12 ecu

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Jean Elsen sale 141, lot 1252

This specimen was lot 1252 in Jean Elsen sale 141 (Brussels, June 2019), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted,

"FRANCE, Royaume, Louis XIV (1643-1715), AR douzième d'écu au buste juvénile, 1660K, Bordeaux. D/ B. à d., les cheveux longs, l., dr. et cuir. R/ Ecu de France couronné. Rare. Très Beau à Superbe. (kingdom of France, Louis XIV, 1643-1715, silver twelfth écu of the juvenile bust of 1660, Bordeaux mint. Obverse: laureate, draped and armored bust right with long hair; reverse: crowned arms of France. Rare, Very Fine - Extremely Fine.)"

This douzième d'écu au buste juvénile was struck at Bordeaux 1660, 1662 only. 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.

Recorded mintage: 19,259.

Specification: 2.29 g, 0.917 fine silver, 19-20 mm diameter, plain edge, engraved by J. Warin, this specimen 2,27 g.

Catalog reference: Dr/4 № 731K, Dr/2 № 318, Dupl-1486; Gad-115.

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]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 141, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils, S.A., 2019.

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