France 1668-StP ecu
This specimen was lot 3939 in Goldberg sale 104 (Los Angeles, June 2018), where it sold for $2,520. The catalog description[1] noted, "France. Ecu, 1668. St. Palais mint. Louis XIV. Juvenile bust of King right. Reverse: Crowned arms of France and Navarre. Several adjustment marks, scratches and cleaned. About Very Fine." The écu au buste juvénile was struck at numerous mints 1662-80 but is today scarce, having suffered the ignominy of being the undertype for the reformations of the 1690's. This particular subtype, with its distinctive reverse, was struck only at St. Palais and is priced triple the issue from Rennes.
Recorded mintage: 34,072.
Specification: 27.45 g, 0.917 fine silver, plain edge, designed by Jean Warin or Isaac Briot.
Catalog reference: Dr/4 № 325, Dr/2 № 325, Gad-207; KM-215, Dav-3803.
- 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.
- Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1600-1700, Galesburg, IL, 1974.
- 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.
- [1]Goldberg, Ira, Larry Goldberg, John Lavender, Yifu Che, Jason Villareal and Stephen Harvey, Goldberg Sale 104: the Pre-Long Beach Auction, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2018.
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- 1668-D louis d`or juvénile à la tête laurée
- 1668-L louis d'or juvénile
- 1671 écu de Béarn au buste juvénile
- Coins and currency dated 1668
- return to French royal coinage (to 1793)