France 1702-K ecu

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Jean Elsen sale 156, lot 1584

This specimen was lot 1584 in Jean Elsen sale 156 (Brussels, September 2023), where it sold for €340 (about US$436 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"FRANCE, Royaume, Louis XIV (1643-1715), AR écu aux insignes, 1702 K, Bordeaux. 3e réformation. D/ B. à d., cuirassé à l'antique. R/ Ecu de France rond, couronné, brochant sur une main de justice et un sceptre posés en sautoir. Rare. Réformé sur un écu aux palmes, 1694 (?), Bordeaux. Très Beau. (kingdom of France, Louis XIV (1643-1715), silver écu of the insignia of 1702, Bordeaux mint, third reformation. Obverse: bust right in Roman armor; reverse: crowned round arms of France over a hand of justice and a scepter. Rare, restruck over an écu aux palmes, also Bordeaux mint. Very Fine.)"

The specimen shown is an écu aux insignes ("écu with insignia") struck in Bordeaux during the reign of Louis XIV. This type was struck 1701-04 in substantial quantities, mostly overstriking older écus ("flans reformés"--see the specimen shown for the visible undertype). It was succeeded by the écu aux 8 L, 2éme type.

Recorded mintage: 20,572 fn + unknown rf, scarce.

Specification: 27.45 g, 0.917 fine silver, this specimen 26,94 g.

Catalog reference: KM 329.11, Dav-1316, Dr/4 № 513, Dupl-1533B; Gad-220.

Source:

  • Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1700-1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1964.
  • 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.
  • Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
  • 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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