France 1730-AA 1/10 ecu

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Jean Elsen sale 146, lot 200

This specimen was lot 200 in Jean Elsen sale 146 (Brussels, November 2020), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted,

"FRANCE, Royaume, Louis XV (1715-1774), AR dixième d'écu aux rameaux d'olivier, 1730AA, Metz. D/ B. habillé à g., décoré de la croix du Saint-Esprit. R/ Ecu de France couronné, entre deux rameaux d'olivier. Rare Gradé PCGS XF45. Très Beau. Provient de la collection Teitgen, Paris, 26-28 octobre 2015, 939. (kingdom of France, Louis XV, 1715-74, silver tenth écu of the olive branch of 1730, Metz mint. Obverse: uniformed bust left, decorated with the cross of the Holy Spirit; reverse: crowned arms of France between two olive branches. Rare, Very Fine.)"

The tenth écu was the ancien régime version of a dime tho never struck in sufficient numbers to really convert France to a decimal currency. It is listed in Droulers for Metz for 1726, 1728-31 and 1740 only and none are common.

Recorded mintage: unknown[2], a scarce date.

Specification: 2.95 g, 0.917 fine silver, reeded edge, designed by J.-C. Röettiers.

Catalog reference: Dr/4 № 849, Dr/2 № 582, KM 481.2, Dupl-1678; Gad-291; L4L 483.

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.
  • [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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