France 1693-S ecu Dav-3813

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Jean Elsen sale 156, lot 1581

This specimen was lot 1581 in Jean Elsen sale 156 (Brussels, September 2023), where it sold for €120 (about US$154 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"FRANCE, Royaume, Louis XIV (1643-1715), AR écu aux palmes, 1693 S, Reims. 2e réformation. D/ B. cuir. à d. R/ Ecu de France rond, couronné, entre deux palmes. Taches au droit. Très Beau. (kingdom of France, Louis XIV (1643-1715), silver écu of the palms of 1693, Reims mint, second reformation. Obverse: armored bust right; reverse: crowned round arms of France between two palms. Stains on the obverse, Very Fine.)"

The Reims mint struck both the écu aux 8 L and the écu aux palmes in 1693, the first being the scarcer. This type was struck 1693-1701 in large quantities, mostly overstriking older écus ("flans reformés"--see the specimen shown for the visible undertype). It was succeeded by the écu aux insignes.

Recorded mintage: 1,926 fn + unknown rf of the écu aux 8 L plus unknown rf of the écu aux palmes.

Specification: 27.45 g, 0.917 fine silver, this specimen 27,16 g.

Catalog reference: KM 298.17, Dav-3813, Dr/4 № 510, Dr/2 № 410, Dupl-1520A; Gad-217.

Source:

  • Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1600-1700, Galesburg, IL, 1974.
  • 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.
  • Gadoury, Victor, Monnaies Royales Françaises, 1610-1792, 5me éd., Monaco: Éditions Victor Gadoury, 2018.
  • George Sobin, Jr., The Silver Crowns of France, 1640-1973. Teaneck, NJ: Richard Margolis, 1974.
  • [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 156, Collection de Monnaies de la Principauté de Liège, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2023.

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