France 1718-S ecu Dav-1327

Jean Elsen sale 127, lot 1375

Shown here is an écu de France-Navarre of the Reims mint, which closed in 1773. Droulers^[1] notes the 1718-S 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. This specimen was lot 1375 in Jean Elsen sale 127 (Brussels, December 2015), where it sold for €290 (about US$372 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[2] noted,

"FRANCE, Royaume, Louis XV (1715-1774), AR écu de Navarre, 1718S, Reims. D/ B. enfantin à d., l., dr. et cuir. R/ Ecu écartelé de France-Navarre, échancré et couronné. Très Beau. (kingdom of France, Louis XV, 1715-74, écu of Navarre of 1718, Rheims mint. Obverse: armored and draped infant bust to right; reverse: crowned quartered arms of France and Navarre. Very fine.)"

Recorded mintage: unknown but not rare plus some écus vertugadin.

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, Dav-1327, KM 435.20, Dupl-1657; Gad-318.

Source:

Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1700-1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1964.
^[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.
Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
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.
^[2]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 127, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils, S.A., 2015.

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