France 1697-W 1/4 ecu

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Jean Elsen sale 152, lot 1810

The specimen shown is a quart d'écu aux palmes ("quarter écu with palms") struck in Lille during the reign of Louis XIV. This type was struck 1693-1701 in moderate quantities, mostly overstriking older quarter écus ("flans reformés"--see the specimen shown for the visible undertype). It was succeeded by the quart d'écu aux insignes. Droulers[2] prices this date as rare. This specimen was lot 1810 in Jean Elsen sale 152 (Brussels, September 2022), where it sold for €120 (about US$145 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"FRANCE, Royaume, Louis XIV (1643-1715), AR quart d'écu aux palmes, 1697W, Lille. 2e réformation. D/ B. cuir. à d. R/ Ecu de France rond, couronné, entre deux palmes. Extrêmement rare. Très Beau. (kingdom of France, Louis XIV, 1643-1715, silver quarter écu of the palms of 1697, Lille mint, second restoration. Obverse: armored bust right; reverse: crowned round arms of France between two palms. Extremely rare, Very Fine.)"

Recorded mintage: 6,000, all rf[2]

Specification: 6.86 g, 0.917 fine silver, 27-28 mm diameter, reeded edge, designed by Joseph Roëttiers. This specimen 6,74 g.

Catalog reference: Dr/4 № 691, Dupl-1522A; Gad-152; L4L 261.

Source:

  • [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.
  • Gadoury, Victor, Monnaies Royales Françaises, 1610-1792, 5me éd., Monaco: Éditions Victor Gadoury, 2018.
  • [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 152: Collection Ferdy Willems, Celtic coins, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2022.

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