France 1693-X ecu Dav-3813
This specimen was lot 21169 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Las Vegas, August 2020), where it sold for $2,280. The catalog description[1] noted, "FRANCE. Ecu, 1693-X. Amiens Mint. Louis XIV. NGC MS-64. Single finest certified of the type on the NGC population report with none finer. Struck over a 1691-A (KM-275.1; Gad-216) of the previous type. A bold[ly] struck example of the type exhibiting frosty devices and satiny surfaces with much of the under type is visible. The mintmark and date of the host are clear, but faint adding character this is very pleasing bright and lustrous survivor. An lovely example of the type destined for a fine cabinet of French or world Crowns." The specimen shown is an écu aux palmes ("écu with palms") struck in Amiens during the reign of Louis XIV. The Amiens mint also struck écu aux 8 L in 1693 but these are rare. 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. Droulers[2] prices this date about 60% more than the common date, but even a common date is priced 20% higher than an écu à la mèche longue.
Recorded mintage: unknown, all rf[2].
Specification: 27.45 g, 0.917 fine silver, 38-41 mm diameter, edge lettered DOMINE SALVVM FAC REGEM.
Catalog reference: Gad-217, Dr/4 № 510, Dr/2 № 410, Dav-3813, KM 298.21.
- [2]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.
- Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1600-1700, Galesburg, IL, 1974.
- 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]Orsini, Matt, Richard Ponterio and Kyle Ponterio, The August 2020 ANA Auction: World Coins, featuring the Duke of Lansing Collection, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2020.
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- 1692-9 écu aux huit L
- 1692-K écu aux 8 L
- 1693-A liard de France au buste agé
- 1693-L liard au buste agé
- France 1693-A 15 deniers = quinzain
- 1693-A quart d'écu aux palmes
- 1693-A demi-écu aux palmes
- 1693-B demi-écu aux palmes
- 1693-E demi-écu aux palmes
- 1693-N demi-écu aux palmes
- 1693-S demi-écu aux palmes, Reims mint
- 1693-W demi-écu aux palmes
- 1693-W demi-écu de Flandre aux palmes
- 1693-A écu aux palmes
- 1693-D écu aux palmes
- 1693-E écu aux palmes
- 1693-K écu aux 8 L
- 1693-P écu aux palmes
- 1693-S écu aux palmes
- 1693-Y écu aux 8 L
- 1693-I demi-louis d'or à l'écu
- 1693-X demi-louis d'or aux quatre L
- 1693-D louis d'or à l'écu
- 1693-A louis d'or à l'écu
- 1693-A louis d'or aux 4 L
- 1693-K louis d'or aux 4 L
- 1693-M louis d'or à l'écu, Toulouse mint
- 1693-T louis d'or aux quatre L
- 1693-W louis d'or aux 4 L
- 1693-A double louis d'or aux 4 L
- 1693-B double louis d'or aux quatre L
- 1693-9 double louis d'or à l'écu
- 1694-N écu aux palmes
- 1694-O écu aux palmes
- 1694-W écu de Flandre aux palmes
- 1694-W écu aux palmes
- 1694-X écu aux palmes
- Coins and currency dated 1693
- return to French royal coinage (to 1793)