France 1716-D 1/2 ecu

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Jean Elsen sale 150, lot 1351

This specimen was lot 1351 in Jean Elsen sale 150 (Brussels, March 2022), where it sold for €900 (about US$1,193 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"FRANCE, Royaume, Louis XV (1715-1774), AR demi-écu Vertugadin, 1716D, Lyon. Réformation. D/ B. enfantin à d., dr. et cuir. R/ Ecu de France rond, couronné. Rare Flan large. Très Beau à Superbe. (kingdom of France, Louis XV, 1715-74, silver half écu Vertugadin of 1716, Lyon mint, reformed. Obverse: young bust right, draped and armored; reverse: crowned round arms of France. Rare, large planchet, Very Fine - Extremely Fine.)"

Droulers[2] notes that all known examples are struck "flan reformés," i.e., over earlier types. The type was struck until 1718, when it was replaced by the demi-écu de France et Navarre. It is priced lower than its sister, the écu vertugadin, tho much scarcer.

Recorded mintage:492,546[2], all rf, common.

Specification: 15.29 g, 0.917 fine silver, .451 troy oz ASW, 31-33 mm diameter, edge lettered DOMINE SALVVM FAC REGEM, designed by Norbert Roëttiers, this specimen 15,19 g.

Catalog reference: Dr/4 № 823, Dr/2 № 554, Dupl-1652A; Gad-308.

Source:

  • Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
  • [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.
  • Gadoury, Victor, Monnaies Royales Françaises, 1610-1792, 5me éd., Monaco: Éditions Victor Gadoury, 2018.
  • [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 150: Collection J.F.L. Blankenberg, Monnaies de l'Orient Latin, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2022.

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