France 1716-B 1/4 ecu

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Jean Elsen sale 141, lot 1390

This specimen was lot 1390 in Jean Elsen sale 141 (Brussels, June 2019), where it sold for €180 (about US$239 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"FRANCE, Royaume, Louis XV (1715-1774), AR quart d'écu Vertugadin, 1716B, Rouen. Réformation. D/ B. enfantin à d., dr. et cuir. R/ Ecu de France rond, couronné. Rare. Très Beau. (kingdom of France, Louis XV, 1715-74, silver quarter écu vertugadin of 1716, Rouen mint, reformed. Obverse: draped and armored infant bust right; reverse: crowned round arms of France. Rare, Very Fine.)"

Quarter écus were struck for Louis XV 1716-25 but most are rare. This type had a face value of 25 sols tournois at the time of issue. It was replaced by the fifth écu in the great reform of 1726 that ends all the restrikes and manipulations of the beginning of Louis's reign.

Recorded mintage: unknown, all rf[2].

Specification: 7.64 g, 0.917 fine silver, 25 mm diameter, this specimen 7,41 g.

Catalog reference: Dupl-1653A; Gad-302, Dr/4 № 837, Dr/2 № 555.

Source:

  • Duplessy, Jean, Les Monnaies Françaises Royales de Hugues Capet à Louis XVI (987-1793), Tome II, 2e édition, Paris: Maison Platt, 1999.
  • [2]Droulers, Frédéric, Répertoire General des Monnaies de Louis XIII à Louis XVI (1610-1792), 4e édition. Paris: AFPN, 2009.
  • 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]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 141, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils, S.A., 2019.

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