France 1660-M ecu

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Künker sale 386, lot 5557

This specimen was lot 5557 in Künker sale 386 (Osnabrück, March 2023), where it sold for €240 (about US$310 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"FRANKREICH, KÖNIGREICH, Louis XIV, 1643-1715. Ecu de Béarn à la mèche longue 1660, M, Morlaas. R Kl. Randfehler, winz. Kratzer, sehr schön, Aus der Sammlung "Cygnus in Nummis". (kingdom of France, Louis XIV, 1643-1715, écu of Bearn with the long lock of 1660, Morlaas mint. Edge defects, minor scratches, very fine.)"

The "M" shown on the reverse of this coin is not the mintmark but the mintmaster's initial. The Toulouse mint (mintmark "M") did not strike any écus between 1654 and 1690. This scarce type was struck 1650-62 at Pau and Morlaàs; the Pau product had "* F *" under the king's bust for 1660.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 27.45 g, 0.917 fine silver, 39-41 mm diameter, plain edge, this specimen 26.83 g.

Catalog reference: KM 181.3, Dr/4 № 443, Dr/2 № 300, Dav-3801; Duplessy 1477; Gadoury 204.

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.
  • 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.
  • Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1600-1700, Galesburg, IL, 1974.
  • [1]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Katalog 386: Brakteaten | Mainz | Bibliothek Prof. Dr. Niklot Klüßendorf | Mittelalter und Neuzeit | Goldprägungen | Deutsche Münzen ab 1871, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2023.

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