France 1721-B 1/2 ecu

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Jean Elsen sale 145, lot 1175

This specimen was lot 1175 in Jean Elsen sale 145 (Brussels, September 2020), where it sold for €650 (about US$926 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"FRANCE, Royaume, Louis XV (1715-1774), AR demi-écu de France, 1721B, Rouen. Réformation. D/ B. enfantin à d., l., dr. et cuir. R/ Ecu de France couronné. Très rare. Beau à Très Beau. Provient de Monnaies 26, 22 juin 2006, 1084. (kingdom of France, Louis XV, 1715-74, silver half ecu of France of 1721, Rouen mint, reformed. Obverse: laureate, draped and armored infant bust to right; reverse: crowned arms of France. Very rare, Fine - Very Fine.)"

This type is rare so there is little difference between rare and common mints.

Recorded mintage: unknown but all rf.

Specification: 12.23 g, 0.917 fine, 33 mm diameter, edge lettered DOMINE SALVUM FAC REGEM, designed by Norbert Roëttiers; this specimen 12,07 g.

Catalog reference: Dr/4 № 825, Dr/2 № 567, Dupl-1666; Gad-311.

Source:

  • 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.
  • [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 145, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2020.

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