France 1682-& 1/2 ecu
This specimen was lot 2166 in Sincona sale 18 (Zürich, May 2014), where it sold for CHF 650 (about US$856 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[2] noted,
"1/2 Ecu à la cravate 1682. Aix-en-Provence Sehr schön-vorzüglich. (kingdom of France, Louis XIV, half écu of the necktie of 1682, Aix mint, very fine to extremely fine.)"
This type was struck 1672-85 in fairly large quantities but was the victim of repeated "reformations," where older écus were called in and restruck. As a result, the type is rare today. It was succeeded by the demi-écu drapé à l'antique of 1684-87. Droulers[1] prices this date as common, but even a common date is priced over four times that of an demi-écu à la mèche longue.
Recorded mintage: 168,198 approx.
Specification: 13.72 g, 0.917 fine silver, 37-41 mm diameter, plain edge, designed by F. Warin, this specimen 13.41 g.
Catalog reference: Duplessy 1494. Dr/4 № 573.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- [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.
- [2]Numismatic Coins, Medals, & Banknotes: Auction 18, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2014.
Link to:
- 1681-A demi-écu à la cravate
- 1681-D demi-écu à la cravate
- 1682-A demi-écu à la cravate
- 1682-A écu à la cravate
- 1682-K écu à la cravate
- 1682-L écu à la cravate
- 1682-9 écu à la cravate
- 1682-D louis d'or à la tête nue et virile
- 1683-A demi-écu à la cravate
- 1683-B demi-écu à la cravate
- 1687-D demi-écu drapé à l'antique
- Coins and currency dated 1682
- return to French royal coinage (to 1793)