France 1710-A ecu

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from Sincona sale 11. lot 1322

This specimen was lot 1322 in Sincona sale 11 (Zürich, May 2013), where it sold for 550 CHF (about US$681 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"FRANKREICH Louis XIV. 1643-1715. Ecu aux trois couronnes 1710, Paris. Vorzüglich. (France, Louis XIV, 1643-1715, écu of the three crowns of 1710, Paris mint. Extremely fine.)"

This is the last type of écu struck during the French Sun King's life. The type was struck 1709-15 in substantial numbers. There are also 1/10, 1/4 and 1/2 écus struck during this period with this design. This is a common date for the type.

Recorded mintage: 1,107,725[2].

Specification: 30.59 g, 0.917 fine silver, edge lettered "DOMINE SALVUM FAC REGEM", designed by Norbert Roëttiers. This specimen is 30.63 g.

Catalog reference: Dr/4 № 524, Dr/2 № 450, KM 386.1, Duplessy 1568, Dav-1324.

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.
  • 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.
  • [1]Numismatic Coins, Medals & Banknotes, Auction 11, Zürich: Sincona AG, 2013.
  • George Sobin, Jr., The Silver Crowns of France, 1640-1973. Teaneck, NJ: Richard Margolis, 1974.

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