France 1687-A 1/2 ecu

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Künker sale 441, lot 4987

This specimen was lot 4987 in Künker sale 441 (Osnabrück, March 2026), where it sold for €11,000 (about US$15,133 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"FRANKREICH, KÖNIGREICH Louis XIV, 1643-1715. 1/2 Ecu au buste drapé à l'antique 1687 (Jahreszahl im Stempel aus 1686 geändert) A, Paris. LVD · XIIII · D · G (Sonne) - FR · ET · NAV · REX Brustbild r. mit umgelegtem Mantel//(Halbmond) SIT NOMEN DOMINI - BENEDICTVM 1687, unten Münzzeichen "A" Gekröntes Wappen. Äußerst selten, besonders in dieser Erhaltung. Attraktives Exemplar mit hübscher Patina, fast vorzüglich. (kingdom of France, Louis XIV, 1643-1715, half écu of the antique bust of 1687, Paris mint, 1687/6 overdate. Obverse: draped bust right; reverse: crowned arms. Extremely rare in this condition, attractive example with fine patina, about extremely fine.)"

This type was struck 1686-89 in small quantities and was the victim of repeated "reformations," where older écus were called in and restruck. As a result, the type is quite rare today. It was succeeded by the demi-écu aux 8 L of 1690-93. Droulers prices this date as rare.

Recorded mintage: 148,701.

Specification: 13.72 g, 0.917 fine silver, 32 mm diameter, lettered edge.

Catalog reference: Dr/4 № 583 or 584, KM 261.1, Duplessy 1507; Gadoury 181.

Sources:

  • 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]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Frühjahrs-Auktion 441: Orders and Decorations from the Estate of Wilhelm, Duke of Bavaria (1752–1837), among others | Coins and Medals from the Middle Ages and Modern times, particularly Denmark, Habsburg, Norway, and Saxony, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2026.

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