France 1705-W 1/4 ecu

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Jean Elsen sale 145, lot 1152

This specimen was lot 1152 in Jean Elsen sale 145 (Brussels, September 2020), where it sold for €120 (about US$171 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"FRANCE, Royaume, Louis XIV (1643-1715), AR quart d'écu aux huit L, 1705W, Lille. 2e type. Buste du type aux palmes. 4e réformation. D/ B. à d., cuirassé à l'antique. R/ Croix formée de huit L couronnés, cantonnés de quatre lis, avec écu de France rond au centre. Rare Flan court. Belle patine. Très Beau. Provient de notre vente 68, 14 décembre 2001, 1348. (kingdom of France, Louis XIV, 1643-1715, silver quarter écu of the eight "L's" of 1705, Lille mint, second type, bust of the type with palms, fourth reformation. Obverse: armored bust to right; reverse: cross formed of eight crowned "L's", cantonned with four lilies, with the round arms of France at the center. Rare, tight flan, nice patina, Very Fine.)"

Shown is a quart d'écu aux 8 L (quarter écu with 8 L's) struck at the Lille mint in the last years of Louis XIV's reign. The type was struck 1704-05 in substantial numbers. There are also French tenth, half and one écus struck during this period with this design. This date is a common date. The earlier quart d'écu aux 8 L of 1690-93 featured a different reverse. Some mints, including Lille, struck this type using dies engraved for the quart d'écu aux palmes, which obverse is very similar.

Recorded mintage: unknown but all rf.

Specification: 6.86 g, 0.917 fine silver, reeded edge, 28-29 mm diameter, designed by Norbert Roëttiers, this specimen 6,48 g.

Catalog reference: Dr/4 № 701, Dr/2 № 442, KM 380.20, Dupl-1553B; Gad-161a.

Source:

  • Droulers, Frédéric, Répertoire General des Monnaies de Louis XIII à Louis XVI (1610-1792), 2nd édition. Paris: AFPN, 1998.
  • 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.
  • [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 145, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2020.

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