France 1716-Q ecu

Jean Elsen sale 150, lot 1349

This specimen was lot 1349 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 écu Vertugadin, 1716Q, Perpignan. Flan neuf. D/ B. enfantin à d., dr. et cuir. R/ Ecu de France rond, couronné. Rare Légères traces d'ajustage et petite brisure du coin au revers. Belle patine. Superbe. (kingdom of France, Louis XV, 1715-74, silver écu Vertugadin of 1716, Perpignan mint, new planchet. Obverse: young bust right, draped and armored; reverse: crowned round arms of France. Rare, light adjustment marks and a die break on the reverse, nice patina, Extremely Fine.)"

This is an écu vertugadin of the Reims mint, struck while Louis XV was a minor. The specimen shown is a "flan neuf." 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: unknown (both fn and rf exist), a better date.

Specification: 30.59 g, 0.917 fine silver, .902 troy oz ASW, 41 mm diameter, edge lettered DOMINE SALVVM FAC REGEM, designed by Norbert Roëttiers, this specimen 30,51 g.

Catalog reference: Dr/4 № 813, Dupl-1651; Gad-317, KM 414, Dav-1326.

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.
Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1700-1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1964.
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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