France 1721-AA 1/6 ecu

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Jean Elsen sale 146, lot 183

This specimen was lot 183 in Jean Elsen sale 146 (Brussels, November 2020), where it sold for €90 (about US$131 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"FRANCE, Royaume, Louis XV (1715-1774), AR sixième d'écu de FRANCE, 1721AA, Metz. Réformation. D/ B. enfantin à d., l., dr. et cuir. R/ Ecu de France couronné. Très rare Gradé PCGS XF40. Très Beau. (kingdom of France, Louis XV, 1715-74, silver sixth écu of France of 1721, Metz mint, reformed. Obverse: laureate, draped and armored young bust; reverse: crowned arms of France. Very rare, Very Fine.)"

The type was struck 1720-23 in large numbers while the adventurer John Law dominated the French government. Many were "reformed" over older coins, most likely twenty sols de France-Navarre. This specimen is from the Metz mint and is a better date.

Recorded mintage: unknown but a better date; all rf[2].

Specification: silver, 11 deniers (.917 fine), 60 pieces to the mark (4.079 g), face value 30 sols, 24 mm diameter. Engraved by Norbert Röettiers.

Catalog reference: Dr/4 № 845, Dr/2 № 572, Dupl-1668; Gad-297; L4L 450.

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 146: Collection Anthony Lorrain Monnaies de Metz, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2020.

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