France 1660-L 1/2 ecu

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Jean Elsen sale 156, lot 1579

This specimen was lot 1579 in Jean Elsen sale 156 (Brussels, September 2023), where it sold for €140 (about US$180 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"FRANCE, Royaume, Louis XIV (1643-1715), AR demi-écu au buste juvénile, 1660 L, Bayonne. 1er type. D/ B. à d., les cheveux longs, l., dr. et cuir. R/ Ecu de France couronné. Fines griffes et légères traces d'ajustage au droit. Très Beau. (kingdom of France, Louis XIV, 1643-1715, silver half écu of the juvenile bust of 1660, Bayonne mint, first type. Obverse: laureate, draped and armored bust right with long hair; reverse: crowned arms of France. Fine scratches and light traces of adjustment marks on the obverse. Very Fine.)"

This type was struck 1659-72 and is likely the most common French coin with this bust, which shows the king in his prime.

Recorded mintage: 113,946 (including some of the demi-écu à la mèche longue).

Specification: 13.54 g, 0.917 fine silver, this specimen 13,39 g. Edge lettering would be introduced to the half écu in 1686.

Catalog reference: KM 202.9, Dr/4 № 546, Dr/2 № 321, Dupl-1484; Gad-173.

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.
  • [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 156, Collection de Monnaies de la Principauté de Liège, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2023.

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