France 1718-D 1/4 ecu

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Jean Elsen sale 141, lot 1397

This specimen was lot 1397 in Jean Elsen sale 141 (Brussels, June 2019), where it sold for €240 (about US$318 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"FRANCE, Royaume, Louis XV (1715-1774), AR quart d'écu de Navarre, 1718D, Lyon. D/ B. enfantin à d., l., dr. et cuir. R/ Ecu écartelé de France-Navarre, échancré et couronné. Rare Traces d'ajustage. Très Beau. (kingdom of France, Louis XV, 1715-74, silver quarter écu of Navarre of 1718, Lyon mint. Obverse: draped and armored infant bust right; reverse: crowned quartered arms of France and Navarre. Rare, traces of adjustment mark, Very Fine.)"

This type had was struck 1718-19 and is rare despite some substantial mintages. It had an initial face value of 30 sols tournois which was reduced to 27 sols when it was demonetized in early 1719. Some mints struck the quart d'écu vertugadin in 1718 as well as the quart d'écu de France-Navarre, but not Lyon.

Recorded mintage: 314,032[2].

Specification: 6.11 g, 0.917 fine silver, 26 mm diameter, this specimen 6,08 g.

Catalog reference: Dr/4 № 838, Dr/2 № 561, Dupl-1659; Gad-303.

Source:

  • Duplessy, Jean, Les Monnaies Françaises Royales de Hugues Capet à Louis XVI (987-1793), Tome II, 2e édition, Paris: Maison Platt, 1999.
  • [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.
  • Gadoury, Victor, Monnaies Royales Françaises, 1610-1792, 5me éd., Monaco: Éditions Victor Gadoury, 2018.
  • [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 141, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils, S.A., 2019.

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