France 1702-I 1/2 ecu

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Stephen Album sale 43, lot 1212

This specimen was lot 1212 in Stephen Album sale 43 (Santa Rosa, CA, May 2022), where it sold for $480. The catalog description[1] noted, "FRANCE: Louis XIV, 1643-1715, AR ½ ecu, Limoges mint, 1702-I, reformed flan type, overstruck on undetermined 1690 host, lovely original toning, NGC graded AU58. The finest graded example of this mint and date at NGC." Shown is a demi-écu aux insignes of the Limoges mint. Note traces of an undertype; this coin usually comes struck over an earlier half écu, Droulers[2] notes that all known specimens from this mint are overstruck. This is a fairly common date.

Recorded mintage: unknown but all rf[2].

Specification: 13.72 g, 0.917 fine silver, 32-35 mm diameter, edge lettered DOMINE SALVVM FAC REGEM, designed by Joseph Roëttiers.

Catalog reference: Dr/4 № 622, Dr/2 № 424, Dupl-1534B, Gadoury 189.

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.
  • Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
  • Gadoury, Victor, Monnaies Royales Françaises, 1610-1792, 5me éd., Monaco: Éditions Victor Gadoury, 2018.
  • [1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 43, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2021.

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