France 1722-AA ecu

Jean Elsen sale 146, lot 181

This specimen was lot 181 in Jean Elsen sale 146 (Brussels, November 2020), where it sold for €1,200 (about US$1,749 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"FRANCE, Royaume, Louis XV (1715-1774), AR écu de FRANCE, 1722AA, Metz. Réformation. D/ B. enfantin à d., l., dr. et cuir. R/ Ecu de France couronné. Très rare Légèrement nettoyé. Très Beau à Superbe. (kingdom of France, Louis XV, 1715-74, silver écu of France of 1722, Metz mint, reformed. Obverse: laureate, draped and armored young bust; reverse: crowned arms of France. Very rare, lightly cleaned, Very Fine - Extremely Fine.)"

This is an écu au grand écusson de France of the Metz 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 but a better date; all rf^[2].

Specification: 24.47 g, 0.917 fine silver, 38 mm diameter, lettered edge, designed by Norbert Röettiers, this specimen 24,44 g.

Catalog reference: Dav-1328; KM-459.2; Dupl-1665A; Gad-319; L4L 445; Ciani-2107; Dr/4 № 817, Dr/2 № 566; DFW-445.

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.
George Sobin, Jr., The Silver Crowns of France, 1640-1973. Teaneck, NJ: Richard Margolis, 1974.
Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1700-1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1964.
^[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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