France 1716-P 1/4 ecu

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Jean Elsen sale 145, lot 1165

This specimen was lot 1165 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 XV (1715-1774), AR quart d'écu Vertugadin, 1716P, Dijon. Réformation. D/ B. enfantin à d., dr. et cuir. R/ Ecu de France rond, couronné. Très rare Flan court. Très Beau. (kingdom of France, Louis XV, 1715-74, silver quarter écu vertugadin of 1716, Dijon mint, reformed. Obverse: draped and armored infant bust to right; reverse: crowned round arms of France. Very rare, tight flan, Very 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 quart d'écu de France et Navarre. It is priced lower than its sister, the écu vertugadin, tho much scarcer.

Recorded mintage: unknown but a better date of a tough type. All are struck on "reformed" blanks.

Specification: 7.64 g, 0.917 fine silver, 25 mm diameter, reeded edge, designed by Norbert Roëttiers, this specimen 7,48 g.

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

Source:

  • [2]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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