France 1704-D ecu

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Goldberg sale 91, lot 2620
photo courtesy Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

This specimen was lot 2620 in Goldberg sale 91 (Los Angeles, June 2016), where it sold for $1,880. The catalog description[1] noted, "France. Ecu, 1704-D (Lyons) NGC MS63. Louis XIV. Bust right. Reverse: Crowned four double L's with fleur-de-lys between. Over struck on earlier type. A lovely mint state example, boldly struck on a large flan with full original brilliant mint fresh luster. NGC graded MS-63." The type was struck at the Lyon mint until 1709; there are also ¼ and ½ écus struck during this period with this design. Lyon also used the older écu aux palmes obverse (with an uninterrupted obverse legend) for 1704. The type was issued 1704-09 and is common tho less so than the écu aux trois couronnes.

Recorded mintage: 27,017 fn (new blanks) plus 922,103 rf (restruck over older coins).

Specification: 27.45 g, 0.917 fine silver, edge lettered "DOMINE SALVUM FAC REGEM", designed by Joseph Roëttiers.

Catalog reference: Dr/4 № 518, Dr/2 № 436, KM-360.6; Gad-224, Dav-1320.

Source:

  • 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.
  • Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1700-1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1964.
  • 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.
  • George Sobin, Jr., The Silver Crowns of France, 1640-1973. Teaneck, NJ: Richard Margolis, 1974.
  • [1]Goldberg, Ira, Larry Goldberg, John Lavender, Yifu Che, Jason Villareal and Stephen Harvey, Goldberg Sale 91: the Pre-Long Beach Auction, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2016.

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