France 1725-N 1/8 ecu
This specimen was lot 99076 in Heritage sale 61259 (Dallas, TX, February 2022), where it sold for $3,360. The catalog description[1] noted, "France: The Finest Certified Example of This Denomination, Louis XV 1/8 Ecu 1725-N MS64 NGC, Montpellier mint. 1/8 Ecu aux 8L. A beautiful and impressively preserved rendition of this covetable fractional denomination that, when seen at auction, is highly contested even in poor conditional states. Thankfully the current representative ranks as the absolute finest certified across all mints, expressing a dramatic visual character as silhouettes of cobalt shimmer upon illumination. An obvious product of having been tucked away in an advanced cabinet for some time." This coin, called a huitième d'écu aux 8 L, is the only issue of this denomination struck during the reign of Louis XV. After 1726, tenth écus were struck to this weight and this coin probably circulated as such but it is rare today. Quarter, half and one écus were also struck to this design 1724-25, the last before Cardinal Fleury's reform of 1726 stabilized the coinage.
Recorded mintage: 252,112.
Specification: 2.94 g, 0.917 fine silver, 21 mm diameter, reeded edge, designed by Norbert Roëttiers.
Catalog reference: Dr/4 № 846, Dr/2 № 577, KM-Unl., Gad-294 (R2), Dupl-1673, L4L-471 (R3).
- 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.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- [1]Cristiano Bierrenbach, Warren Tucker and Sam Spiegel, The Long Island Collection of French Coins Showcase Auction #61259, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2022.
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- 1724-N écu aux 8 L
- 1724-N louis d'or Mirliton, grandes palmes
- 1725-AA seizième d'écu aux 8 L
- 1725-C seizième d'écu aux 8 L
- 1725-A huitième d'écu aux 8 L
- 1725-B huitième d'écu aux huit L
- 1725-R huitième d'écu aux 8 L
- 1725-X huitième d'écu aux 8 L
- 1725-AA quart d'écu aux 8 L
- 1725-X quart d'écu aux 8 L
- 1725-A demi-écu aux 8 L
- 1725-AA demi-écu aux 8 L
- 1725-E demi-écu aux 8 L
- 1725-N demi-écu aux 8 L
- 1725-V demi-écu aux 8 L
- 1725-X demi-écu aux huit L
- 1725-A écu aux 8 L
- 1725-AA écu aux huit L
- 1725-C écu aux 8 L
- 1725-H écu aux 8 L
- 1725-I écu aux 8 L
- 1725-N écu aux 8 L
- 1725-P écu aux huit L
- 1725-Q écu aux huit L
- 1725-R écu aux 8 L
- 1725-V écu aux 8 L
- 1725-W écu aux 8 L
- 1725-X écu aux 8 L
- 1725-& écu aux 8 L
- 1725-9 écu aux huit L
- 1725-A louis d'or Mirliton, palmes longues
- 1725-AA louis d'or Mirliton, grandes palmes
- 1725-BB louis d'or Mirliton, grandes palmes
- 1725-D louis d’or Mirliton, palmes longues
- 1725-G louis d'or Mirliton, grandes palmes
- 1725-H louis d'or Mirliton, grandes palmes
- 1725-I louis d'or Mirliton, grandes palmes
- 1725-K louis d'or Mirliton, grandes palmes
- 1725-M louis d'or Mirliton, grandes palmes
- 1725-N louis d'or Mirliton, grandes palmes
- 1725-R louis d’or Mirliton, palmes longues
- 1725-T louis d'or Mirliton, grandes palmes
- 1725-W louis d'or Mirliton, grandes palmes
- 1725-Y louis d'or Mirliton, grandes palmes
- 1725-Z louis d’or Mirliton, palmes longues
- 1725-& louis d'or Mirliton, grandes palmes
- 1725-9 louis d'or Mirliton, grandes palmes
- 1725 louis d'or Mirliton du Béarn, grandes palmes
- 1726-A louis d'or aux lunettes
- Coins and currency dated 1725
- return to French royal coinage (to 1793)