France 1719-B ecu

Sincona sale 39. lot 3630

This specimen was lot 3630 in Sincona sale 39 (Zürich, May 2017), where it did not sell. The catalog description^[1] noted,

"FRANCE, Königreich, Louis XV. 1715-1774 Ecu de Navarre 1719 B. Rouen. Fast vorzüglich. Schrötlingsfehler am Rand. (kingdom of France, Louis XV, 1715-74, écu of Navarre of 1719. Rouen mint. About extremely fine. Planchet defect.)"

This is an écu de France-Navarre of the Amiens mint, struck while Louis XV was a minor. This is a fairly common date. The specimen is a "flan neuf;" unlike the écu vertugadin, none were struck over older coins. The type was struck 1718-20 in substantial numbers.

Recorded mintage: est. 684,000, fairly common.

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 is 24.50 g.

Catalog reference: Dr/4 № 816, Dr/2 № 558; Dav-1327; Gadoury 318.

Sources:

^[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, 5me éd., Monaco: Éditions Victor Gadoury, 2018.
^[1]Jürg Richter, Auction 39, World coins and medals, coins and medals from Switzerland, Zürich: Sincona AG, 2017.
George Sobin, Jr., The Silver Crowns of France, 1640-1973. Teaneck, NJ: Richard Margolis, 1974.

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