France 1741-AA 1/5 ecu

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Jean Elsen sale 146, lot 206

This specimen was lot 206 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 cinquième d'écu au bandeau, 1741AA, Metz. D/ T. à g., ceinte d'un bandeau. R/ Ecu de France couronné, entre deux rameaux d'olivier. Rare Traces d'ajustage. Belle patine. Très Beau. Provient de la collection Teitgen, Paris, 26-28 octobre 2015, 942. (kingdom of France, Louis XV, 1715-74, silver fifth écu of the ribbon of 1741, Metz mint. Obverse: head left, hair tied in a ribbon; reverse: crowned arms of France between two olive branches. Rare, traces of adjustment marks, nice patina, Very Fine.)"

It was offered again as lot 1591 in Jean Elsen sale 147 (Brussels, June 2021), where it sold for €130 (about US$190 including buyer's fees). This coin, called a cinquième d'écu au bandeau, was the French equivalent of a twenty cent piece. In the coinage system of the ancien régime, the cinquième d'écu = 24 sols. The type was struck 1741-74 and is recorded for the Metz mint ("AA") for 1741 only.

Recorded mintage: 19,584[2], a scarce date.

Specification: 5.89 g, 0.917 fine silver, 26 mm diameter, reeded edge, designed by J.-C. Röettiers, this specimen 5,79 g.

Catalog reference: Dupl-1682; Gad-299; L4L 496; Ciani 2126; KM 515.2, Dr/2 № 586, Dr/4 № 841.

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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