France 1719-S 1/2 ecu

From CoinVarieties
Jump to navigation Jump to search
Jean Elsen sale 152, lot 1816

This specimen was lot 1816 in Jean Elsen sale 152 (Brussels, September 2022), where it sold for €160 (about US$193 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"FRANCE, Royaume, Louis XV (1715-1774), AR demi-écu de Navarre, 1719S, Reims. 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 half écu of Navarre of 1719, Reims mint. Obverse: laureate, draped and armored infant bust right, reverse: crowned quartered arms of France-Navarre. Rare, adjustment marks, very Fine.)"

This issue of the Reims mint is a common date of a scarce type, struck 1718-20 only. It is called the demi-écu de France et Navarre and had a face value of 3 livres at the time of issue.

Recorded mintage: 183,925[2]

Specification: 12.23 g, 0.917 fine silver, 33 mm diameter, edge lettered DOMINE SALVUM FAC REGEM, designed by Norbert Roëttiers. This specimen 12,18 g.

Catalog reference: Dr/4 № 824, Dupl-1658; Gad-310.

Source:

  • [2]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, 5me éd., Monaco: Éditions Victor Gadoury, 2018.
  • [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 152: Collection Ferdy Willems, Celtic coins, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2022.

Links to:

Retrieved from "https://coinvarieties.com/index.php?title=France_1719-S_1/2_ecu&oldid=599111"