France 1660-Z 1/12 ecu

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Jean Elsen sale 137, lot 1001

This specimen was lot 1001 in Jean Elsen sale 137 (Brussels, June 2018), where it sold for €170 (about US$237 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[2] noted,

"FRANCE, Royaume, Louis XIV (1643-1715), AR douzième d'écu du Dauphiné au buste juvénile, 1660Z, Grenoble. D/ B. l. et dr. à d. R/ Ecu couronné, écartelé de France-Dauphiné. Très Beau à Superbe. (kingdom of France, Louis XIV, 1643-1715, silver twelfth écu of Dauphiny of the juvenile bust of 1660, Grenoble mint. Obverse: laureate and draped bust to right; reverse: crowned arms of France and Dauphiny. Very fine to extremely fine.)"

This very scarce type was struck at the Grenoble mint 1660-62. It uses a different reverse from the other mints, having the dolphins of Dauphiné quartered with the lilies of France. The Grenoble mint operated until 1771 but its products are generally scarce.

Recorded mintage: 289,648[1].

Specification: 2.29 g, 0.917 fine silver, 19-20 mm diameter, plain edge, designed by Jean Warin; this specimen 2,22 g.

Catalog reference: Dr/4 № 732, Dupl-1488; Gad-116.

Source:

  • [1]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.
  • [2]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 137, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils, S.A., 2018.

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