France 1671-L ecu
This specimen was lot 1247 in Jean Elsen sale 141 (Brussels, June 2019), where it sold for €320 (about US$424 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"FRANCE, Royaume, Louis XIV (1643-1715), AR écu au buste juvénile, 1671L, Bayonne. 2e type. D/ B. à d., les cheveux longs, l., dr. et cuir., orné d'une Victoire. R/ Ecu de France couronné. Rare Fine griffe et brisure du coin au droit. Très Beau. Provient de notre vente 57, 6 mars 1999, 205. (kingdom of France, Louis XIV, 1643-1715, silver écu of the juvenile bust of 1671, Bayonne mint, second type. Obverse: draped and armored bust right with long hair; reverse: crowned arms of France. Rare: fine scratches and die clash, Very Fine.)"
This écu au buste juvénile was struck 1665-77 and is the third subtype for this bust. It was minted at Rouen (mintmark B), Bayonne (L, shown here), Rennes (9) and Aix (&).
Recorded mintage: 65,634, a better date of the type.
Specification: 27.45 g, 39-41 mm diameter, plain edge, engraved by Jean Warin, this specimen 27,26 g.
Catalog reference: Dr/4 № 447, Dr/2 № 324, KM-214.2, Dav-3802, Dupl-1483; Gad-206.
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- Droulers, Frédéric, Répertoire General des Monnaies de Louis XIII à Louis XVI (1610-1792), 4e édition. Paris: AFPN, 2009.
- 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.
- George Sobin, Jr., The Silver Crowns of France, 1640-1973. Teaneck, NJ: Richard Margolis, 1974.
- [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 141, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils, S.A., 2019.
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