France 1716-M ecu

Stack's Bowers 2022 ANA sale, lot 30376

This specimen was lot 30376 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Chicago, August 2022), where it sold for $840. The catalog description^[1] noted, "FRANCE. Ecu, 1716-M. Toulouse Mint. Louis XV. PCGS AU-58. Flan réformé. An attractive and lightly handled piece, this Ecu displays lovely details and handsome deep tone across the surfaces. Patches of original mint luster remain, with traces of the understruck coin, an older Ecu, also being visible. An entirely wholesome specimen, and one worthy of a premium bid from the French specialist." An écu vertugadin of the Montpellier mint, struck while Louis XV was a minor. Droulers^[2] notes the 1716-M as slightly scarce as "flan reformé" (struck over an earlier type) while "flans neufs" are quite scarce. The specimen shown is a "flan reformé." The type was struck 1715-18 in substantial numbers but was replaced by the écu de France-Navarre, which is only 24.47 grams.

Recorded mintage: 89,521 fn + unknown rf.

Specification: 30.59 g, 0.917 fine silver, .902 troy oz ASW, 41 mm diameter, edge lettered DOMINE SALVUM FAC REGEM, designed by Norbert Roëttiers.

Catalog reference: KM-414.13, Dr/4 № 813, Dr/2 № 553, Dav-1326; Gad-317.

Source:

^[1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The 2022 ANA Auction - Ancients & World Coins - Featuring The Salton Collection Part III, the Augustana Collection and the Robert C. Knepper Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022.
^[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.
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.

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