France 1736-Q ecu

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Jean Elsen sale 151, lot 1526

This specimen was lot 1526 in Jean Elsen sale 151 (Brussels, June 2022), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted,

"FRANCE, Royaume, Louis XV (1715-1774), AR écu aux rameaux d'olivier, 1736Q, Perpignan. D/ B. habillé à g., décoré de la croix du Saint-Esprit. R/ Ecu de France couronné, entre deux rameaux d'olivier. Très rare Frappe faible. Traces d'ajustage. Beau à Très Beau. (kingdom of France, Louis XV, 1715-74, silver écu of the olive branches of 1736, Perpignan mint. Obverse: uniformed bust left, wearing the cross of the Holy Spirit; reverse: crowned arms of France between two olive branches. Very rare, weakly struck, Fine - Very Fine.)"

Perpignan struck this type without interruption 1726-40. None of the dates are common and some are rare; the 1736-Q is among the more available.

Recorded mintage: 34,063, a better date.

Specification: 29.49 g, 0.917 fine silver, 39-41 mm diameter, edge lettered DOMINE SALVUM FAC REGEM, this specimen 28,76 g.

Catalog reference: Dr/4 № 819, Dr/2 № 519, Dupl-1675; Gad-321, KM 486, Dav-1330.

Source:

  • Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1700-1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1964.
  • 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]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 151: Collection Paul Witte, Monnaies de Brabant, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2022.

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