France 1664-& 1/12 ecu

from the Mountain Groan Collection

By some fluke of fashion, this coin became very popular in the Levantine trade and large numbers were minted and exported. It was imitated in Orange, Monaco, Dombes and Italy (where it was called the "luigino") until the market was saturated and the price dropped back to its face value of five sols. This douziéme d'écu au buste juvénile was struck at the Aix mint 1659-72. The type is very common and this is the last common date.

Recorded mintage: 844,455^[1].

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

Catalog reference: Gad-115; KM-210, Dr/4 № 733&, Dr/2 № 329.

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.
• 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.

Link to:

• 1663-& douziéme d'écu au buste juvenile
• 1664-D douzième d'écu au buste juvénile
• Monaco 1664 1/12 ecu
• 1664-L écu au buste juvénile
• 1664 écu du Béarn au buste juvénile, Pau mint
• 1664-A louis d'or au buste juvénile
• 1664-D louis d'or au buste juvénile, tête laurée
• Dombes 1665-A 1/12 ecu
• Loano 1665 luigino KM-15
• Torriglia 1665 luigino
• Tassarolo 1666 luigino
• Massa di Lunigiana 1667 7 bolognini KM-40
• Genoa 1668 luigino
• Fosdinovo 1669 luigino
• 1671-& douzième d'écu au buste juvénile
• Coins and currency dated 1664
• return to French royal coinage (to 1793)