France 1679-9 1/2 ecu

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Jean Elsen sale 144, lot 1693

This specimen was lot 1693 in Jean Elsen sale 144 (Brussels, March 2020), where it sold for €440 (about US$580 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"FRANCE, Royaume, Louis XIV (1643-1715), AR demi-écu au buste juvénile, 16799, Rennes. 1er type. D/ B. à d., les cheveux longs, l., dr. et cuir. R/ Ecu de France couronné. Brisures des coins et petits défauts de flan. Très Beau. (kingdom of France, Louis XVI, 1643-1715, half écu juvenile of 1679, Rennes mint, first type. Obverse: laureate, draped and armored bust right with long hair; reverse: crowned arms of France. Die clash and small planchet defects, Very Fine.)"

The numismatics of French coins of the 1670's and 1680's is very confusing. This demi-écu au buste juvénile was struck at the Rennes mint five years after the type was supposed to have been superseded by the demi-écu à la cravate. This is a common date for the type.

Recorded mintage: 374,728[2].

Specification: 13.72 g, 0.917 fine silver, 32-33 mm diameter, plain edge, this specimen 13,49 g.

Catalog reference: Dr/4 № 557, Dupl-1484; Gad-173.

Source:

  • [2]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.
  • [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 144, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2020.

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