France 1722-G 1/3 ecu

Heritage sale 3064, part of lot 29064

This specimen was part of lot 29064 in Heritage sale 3064 (Chicago, April 2018), which sold for $720. The catalog description^[2] noted, "Louis XV. Trio of 1/3 Écu de France, ...2) 1722-G AU, Poitiers mint. ...From the Doug Robins Collection of Canadian Tokens." The type was struck 1720-23 in large numbers while the adventurer John Law dominated the French government. Many were struck over petit louis d'argent struck in 1720.

Recorded mintage: 266,025 on new blanks plus an unknown but large number struck over older coins^[1].

Specification: 8.15 g, 0.917 fine silver, 26-28 mm diameter, reeded edge, designed by N. Röettiers.

Catalog reference: KM 457.8, Gad-306, Dr/2 № 568, Dr/4 № 832.

Source:

^[1]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.
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.
^[2]Cristiano Bierrenbach and Warren Tucker, Heritage World Coin Auction 3064, featuring the Doug Robins Collection of Canadian Tokens, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2018.

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