France 1720-B ecu

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Jean Elsen sale 145, lot 1174

This specimen was lot 1174 in Jean Elsen sale 145 (Brussels, September 2020), where it sold for €320 (about US$456 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"FRANCE, Royaume, Louis XV (1715-1774), AR écu de France, 1720B, Rouen. Réformation. D/ B. enfantin à d., l., dr. et cuir. R/ Ecu de France couronné. Rare Fines griffes. Très Beau. (kingdom of France, Louis XV, 1715-74, silver écu of France of 1720, Rouen mint, reformed. Obverse: laureate, draped and armored infant bust to right; reverse: crowned arms of France. Rare, fine scratches, Very Fine.)"

The specimen shown is an écu au grand écusson de France of the Paris mint, struck while Louis XV was a minor. Droulers[2] notes the type as rather scarce but more available than the succeeding écu aux 8 L of 1724-25. The type was issued 1720-24.

Recorded mintage: unknown, all rf, but a slightly better 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 24,01 g.

Catalog reference: Dr/4 № 817, Dr/2 № 566, KM 459, Dav-1328, Dupl-1665A; Gad-319.

Source:

  • Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1700-1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1964.
  • [2]Droulers, Frédéric, Répertoire General des Monnaies de Louis XIII à Louis XVI (1610-1792), 2nd édition. Paris: AFPN, 1998.
  • Duplessy, Jean, Les Monnaies Françaises Royales de Hugues Capet à Louis XVI (987-1793), Tome II, 2e édition, Paris: Maison Platt, 1999.
  • Gadoury, Victor, Monnaies Royales Françaises, 1610-1792, 5me éd., Monaco: Éditions Victor Gadoury, 2018.
  • Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
  • George Sobin, Jr., The Silver Crowns of France, 1640-1973. Teaneck, NJ: Richard Margolis, 1974.
  • [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 145, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2020.

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