France 1718-X ecu Dav-1327

Jean Elsen sale 135, lot 1415

This specimen was lot 1415 in Jean Elsen sale 135 (Brussels, December 2017), where it did not sell. The catalog description^[1] noted,

"FRANCE, Royaume, Louis XV (1715-1774), AR écu de Navarre, 1718X, Amiens. D/ B. enfantin à d., l., dr. et cuir. R/ Ecu écartelé de France-Navarre, échancré et couronné. presque Superbe. (kingdom of France, Louis XV, 1715-74, silver écu of France-Navarre of 1718, Amiens mint. Obverse: laureate, draped and armored young bust to right; reverse: crowned, quartered arms of France and Navarre. about Extremely Fine.)"

Shown here is an écu de France-Navarre of the Amiens mint, which closed in 1773. Droulers^[2] notes the 1718-X 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: 997,200^[2], a common date.

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, this specimen 24,47 g.

Catalog reference: Dr/4 № 816, Dr/2 № 558, KM 435.24, 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.
Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1700-1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1964.
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.
Duplessy, Jean, Les Monnaies Françaises Royales de Hugues Capet à Louis XVI (987-1793), Tome II, 2e édition, Paris: Maison Platt, 1999.
George Sobin, Jr., The Silver Crowns of France, 1640-1973. Teaneck, NJ: Richard Margolis, 1974.
^[1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 135, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils, S.A., 2017.

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