France 1723-A ecu

from Stack's Bowers 2016 ANA sale, lot 20432

This specimen was lot 20432 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Anaheim, CA, August 2016), where it did not sell. The catalog description^[2] noted, "FRANCE. Ecu, 1723-A. Louis XV (1715-74). NGC MS-61. Draped laureate young bust right. Clear evidence of having been overstruck on an earlier 1718-A or 1719-A armored young bust type (KM-435.1) with the mint mark easily readable. An all white example without a trace of tone, beaming bright luster, and the portrait in particular is quite nice." An écu au grand écusson de France of the Paris mint, struck while Louis XV was a minor. Droulers^[1] 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: 1,308,260^[1].

Specification: 24.47 g, 0.917 fine silver, .722 troy oz ASW, 38 mm diameter, edge lettered DOMINE SALVUM FAC REGEM, designed by Norbert Roëttiers.

Catalog reference: Dr/2 № 566, Dr/4 № 817, KM-459.1; Dav-1328; Gad-319; Dupl-1665.

Source:

^[1]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.
Gadoury, Victor, Monnaies Royales Françaises, 1610-1792, 5me éd., Monaco: Éditions Victor Gadoury, 2018.
Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1700-1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1964.
Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
George Sobin, Jr., The Silver Crowns of France, 1640-1973. Teaneck, NJ: Richard Margolis, 1974.
^[2]Ponterio, Richard, The August 2016 Anaheim ANA Auction: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2016.

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