France 1718-9 ecu Dav-1327

Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale, lot 71342

This specimen was lot 71342 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Santa Ana, CA, October 2019), where it sold for $336. The catalog description^[1] noted, "FRANCE. Ecu, 1718-(9). Rennes Mint. Louis XV. NGC AU-55. With only a hint of light wear visible on the high points, this attractive piece from the Rennes mint in Brittany is sure to please, featuring a deep cabinet tone throughout. A fairly SCARCE piece." Shown here is an écu de France-Navarre of the Rennes mint, which closed in 1773. Droulers^[2] notes the 1718-9 as fairly available but not as common as the type coin, 1718-A. The type was struck 1718-20 in substantial numbers but is not so common as the preceding écu vertugadin.

Recorded mintage: 1,771,557 plus 871,136 of the écu vertugadin^[2].

Specification: 24.47 g, 0.917 fine silver, .722 troy oz ASW, 38 mm diameter, edge lettered DOMINE SALVUM FAC REGEM, designed by Norbert Roëttiers.

Catalog reference: Dr/4 № 816, Dr/2 № 558, KM-435.26; Dupl-1657; Gad-318, Dav-1327.

Source:

^[2]Droulers, Frédéric, Répertoire General des Monnaies de Louis XIII à Louis XVI (1610-1792), 4e édition. Paris: AFPN, 2009.
Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
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, 4me éd., Monaco: Éditions Victor Gadoury, 2012.
George Sobin, Jr., The Silver Crowns of France, 1640-1973. Teaneck, NJ: Richard Margolis, 1974.
^[1]Orsini, Matt, Richard Ponterio and Kyle Ponterio, The October 2019 Collector's Choice Sale: World and Ancient Coins, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2019.

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