France 1686-LL 1/8 ecu

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Jean Elsen sale 125, lot 1761
Jean Elsen sale 136, lot 1434. note the crowned "L" mintmark

The first specimen was lot 1761 in Jean Elsen sale 125 (Brussels, June 2015), where it sold for €240 (about US$319 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"FRANCE, Royaume, Louis XIV (1643-1715), AR huitième d'écu de Flandre, 1686-LL, Lille. Buste étroit. D/ B. dr. à d., coiffé d'une longue perruque. R/ Ecu couronné, écartelé de France, Bourgogne moderne et Bourgogne ancien. Nettoyé presque Très Beau. (kingdom of France, Louis XIV (1643-1715), silver eighth écu of Flanders of 1686, Lille mint, thin bust. Obverse: draped bust to right with long wig; reverse: arms of France quartered with old Burgundy. Cleaned, almost very fine.)"

The second specimen was lot 1434 in Jean Elsen sale 136 (Brussels, March 2018), where it sold for €460 (about US$675 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[2] noted,

"FRANCE, Royaume, Louis XIV (1643-1715), AR huitième d'écu de Flandre, 1686L couronné, Lille. Buste étroit. D/ B. dr. à d., coiffé d'une longue perruque au bas de laquelle un petit lis. R/ Ecu couronné, écartelé de France, Bourgogne moderne et Bourgogne ancien. Rare. Très Beau."

In the late 1680's the regime of Louis XIV issued a series of coins designed to circulate solely in Flanders and the other newly annexed territories on the border of the Spanish Netherlands (now Belgium). All are scarce today. A slightly modified type was struck 1687-88 (Dr/4 № 758B) and a eighth écu de Flandre aux palmes (Dr/4 № 718) was issued 1694-1700. The later type bears the "W" mintmark, used by Lille after 1693.

Recorded mintage: 210,750.

Specification: 4.70 g, .857 fine silver, 23.5-25 mm diameter, the first specimen 4,61 g, the second specimen 4,66 g.

Catalog reference: Dr/4 № 717A, Dr/2 № 486A, Dupl-1512; Gad-130.

Source:

  • 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.
  • [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 125: Collections Dr. Jacques Marneffe, Jean-Marie Chouters et Henri Pottier, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils, S.A., 2015.
  • [2]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 136: Collection Martiny, Collection Nef, Collection Casterman, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils, S.A., 2018.

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