France 1735-W ecu

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Jean Elsen sale 144, lot 1704

This specimen was lot 1704 in Jean Elsen sale 144 (Brussels, March 2020), where it sold for €80 (about US$106 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"FRANCE, Royaume, Louis XV (1715-1774), AR écu aux rameaux d'olivier, 1735W, Lille. D/ B. habillé à g., décoré de la croix du Saint-Esprit. R/ Ecu de France couronné, entre deux rameaux d'olivier. Très Beau. (kingdom of France, Louis XV, 1715-74, silver écu of the olive branches of 1735, Lille mint. Obverse: uniformed bust left with the cross of the Holy Spirit; reverse: crowned arms of France between two olive branches. Very Fine.)"

Altho this issue from Lille does not have a particularly high mintage, it is awarded no premium for rarity.

Recorded mintage: 82,484.

Specification: 29.49 g, 0.917 fine silver, 39-41 mm diameter, edge lettered DOMINE SALVUM FAC REGEM, this specimen 29,29 g.

Catalog reference: Dav-1330, Dupl-1675; Gad-321, Dr/4 № 819, Dr/2 № 579.

Source:

  • 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.
  • Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1700-1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1964.
  • [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 144, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2020.

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