France 1665-Pau ecu

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Jean Elsen sale 145, lot 1126

This specimen was lot 1126 in Jean Elsen sale 145 (Brussels, September 2020), where it sold for €420 (about US$599 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"FRANCE, Royaume, Louis XIV (1643-1715), AR écu du Béarn au buste juvénile, 1665, Pau. D/ B. à d., les cheveux longs, l., dr. et cuir. R/ Ecu couronné, parti France et Navarre-Béarn. Rare Patine foncée. Beau à Très Beau. (kingdom of France, Louis XIV, 1643-1715, silver écu of Béarn of the juvenile bust of 1665, Pau mint. Obverse: laureate, draped and armored bust right with long hair; reverse: crowned arms of France and Navarre. Rare, handsome patina, Fine - Very Fine.)"

This type was struck 1663-80 at the Pau mint. The crowned arms of France impaled with Navarre and Béarn mark this as a separate and rare type.

Recorded mintage: 24,720[2].

Specification: 27.45 g, 0.917 fine silver, 38-41 mm diameter, plain edge, engraved by J. Warin, this specimen 26,84 g.

Catalog reference: Dr/4 № 451, Dr/2 № 326, KM 216, Dav-3804, Dupl-1490; Gad-208.

Source:

  • [2]Droulers, Frédéric, Répertoire General des Monnaies de Louis XIII à Louis XVI (1610-1792), 2nd édition. Paris: AFPN, 1998.
  • 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.
  • George Sobin, Jr., The Silver Crowns of France, 1640-1973. Teaneck, NJ: Richard Margolis, 1974.
  • 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, 1700-1800, 2nd Ed. London: Spink & Son, 1964.
  • [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 145, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2020.

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