France 1716-S 1/4 ecu

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Jean Elsen sale 132, lot 801

This specimen was lot 801 in Jean Elsen sale 132 (Brussels, March 2017), where it sold for €240 (about US$304 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[2] noted,

"FRANCE, Royaume, Louis XV (1715-1774), AR quart d'écu Vertugadin, 1716S, Reims. Réformation. D/ B. enfantin à d., dr. et cuir. R/ Ecu de France rond, couronné. Rare. Réformé sur un quart d'écu aux trois couronnes de Paris. Belle patine. Très Beau à Superbe. (kingdom of France, Louis XV (1715-74), silver quarter écu vertugadin of 1716, Reims mint, reformed. Obverse: draped and cuirassed infant bust to right; reverse: crowned round arms of France. Nice patina, Very fine to extremely fine.)"

Droulers[1] 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 7,53 g.

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

Source:

  • [1]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.
  • Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
  • [2]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 132, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2017.

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