France 1686-L 1/16 ecu

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Jean Elsen sale 103, lot 763
France 1686L seizieme ecu rev JElsen 103-763.jpg
Jean Elsen sale 145, lot 1135

The first specimen was lot 763 in Jean Elsen sale 103 (Brussels, December 2009), where it sold for 190 euro. The catalog description[1] noted,

"FRANCE ROYALE, Louis XIV (1643-1715), AR seizième d'écu de Flandre, 1686 L couronné, Lille. Différent: trèfle. Droit: B. drapé à droite, coiffé d'une longue perruque. Revers: Ecu couronné, écartelé de France, Bourgogne moderne et Bourgogne ancien. Rare. 2e semestre. Très Beau" (France, Louis XIV (1643-1715), silver sixteenth écu of Flanders, 1686, crowned L mintmark, trefoil privy mark. Obverse: draped bust facing right with long wig; reverse: crowned arms of France (France, modern Burgundy and old Burgundy). Second semester, rare, Very Fine).

The second specimen was lot 1135 in Jean Elsen sale 145 (Brussels, September 2020), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted,

"FRANCE, Royaume, Louis XIV (1643-1715), AR seizième d'écu de Flandre, 1686L couronné, Lille. Différent: trèfle. D/ B. dr. à d., coiffé d'une longue perruque. Point sous le X de XIIII. R/ Ecu couronné, écartelé de France, Bourgogne moderne et Bourgogne ancien. Rare Légères traces d'ajustage. Beau à Très Beau. (kingdom of France, Louis XIV, 1643-1715, one-sixteenth écu of Flanders of 1686, Lille mint. Obverse: draped and peruked bust right, dot under the X of XIIII; reverse: crowned and quartered arms, showing France, new Burgundy and old Burgundy. Rare, light adjustment marks, Fine - Very Fine.)"

In the late 1680's the regime of Lous 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, altho this type from Lille, the smallest denomination, is perhap the most affordable. A slightly modified type was struck 1687-88 (Dr/4 № 758B) and a sixteenth écu de Flandre aux palmes (Dr/4 № 759) was issued 1694-99. The later type bears the "W" mintmark, used by Lille after 1693.

Recorded mintage: 328,490.

Specification: 2.35 g, .857 fine silver, 20-22 mm diameter, reeded edge, designed by Joseph Roëttiers; the first specimen 2.17 g, the second specimen 2,16 g.

Catalog reference: Dr/4 № 758A, Dr/2 № 487A, Duplessy 1513; Ciani 1888; Gadoury 105.

Source:

  • Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
  • Droulers, Frédéric, Répertoire General des Monnaies de Louis XIII à Louis XVI (1610-1792), 4e édition. Paris: AFPN, 2009.
  • [1]Elsen, Philippe, Vente Publique 103, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils, s.a, 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]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 145, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2020.

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