France 1721-V 1/2 ecu

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Jean Elsen sale 141, lot 1412

This specimen was lot 1412 in Jean Elsen sale 141 (Brussels, June 2019), where it sold for €2,300 (about US$3,048 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"FRANCE, Royaume, Louis XV (1715-1774), AR demi-écu de France, 1721V, Troyes. Réformation. D/ B. enfantin à d., l., dr. et cuir. R/ Ecu de France couronné. Extrêmement rare. Très Beau à Superbe. (kingdom of France, Louis XV, 1715-74, silver half écu of France of 1721, Troyes mint, reformed. Obverse: laureate and draped bust right; reverse: crowned arms of France. Extremely rare, Very Fine - Extremely Fine.)"

This type of 1720-24 is rare so there is little difference between rare and common mints. This type had a face value of 4 livres 10 sols tournois at the time of issue.

Recorded mintage: unknown, all rf[2].

Specification: 12.23 g, 0.917 fine, 33 mm diameter, edge lettered DOMINE SALVUM FAC REGEM, designed by Norbert Roëttiers, this specimen 12,16 g.

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

Source:

  • Duplessy, Jean, Les Monnaies Françaises Royales de Hugues Capet à Louis XVI (987-1793), Tome II, 2e édition, Paris: Maison Platt, 1999.
  • [2]Droulers, Frédéric, Répertoire General des Monnaies de Louis XIII à Louis XVI (1610-1792), 4e édition. Paris: AFPN, 2009.
  • 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 141, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils, S.A., 2019.

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