France 1743-AA 1/20 ecu

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Jean Elsen sale 152, lot 1820

This diminutive coin, called a vingtième d'écu au bandeau, was the French equivalent of a half dime. In the coinage system of the ancien régime, the vingtième d'écu = 6 sols. The type was struck 1740-69 with Metz issues known for 1740, 1744, 1748-49, 1760, 1765, 1769. This date is not mentioned in Droulers[2]. This specimen was lot 1820 in Jean Elsen sale 152 (Brussels, September 2022), where it sold for €160 (about US$193 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"FRANCE, Royaume, Louis XV (1715-1774), AR vingtième d'écu au bandeau, 1743AA, Metz. D/ T. à g., ceinte d'un bandeau. R/ Ecu de France couronné, entre deux rameaux d'olivier. Très rare Fines traces d'ajustage. Très Beau à Superbe. (kingdom of France, Louis XV, 1715-74, silver twentieth écu of the hair ribbon of 1743, Metz mint. Obverse: head left, hair tied in a ribbon; reverse: crowned arms of France between two olive branches. Very rare, light adjustment, Very Fine - Extremely Fine.)"

The catalog description does not mention the conspicuous overdate.

Recorded mintage: unknown[2]

Specification: 1.47 g, 0.917 fine silver, 18-19 mm diameter. This specimen 1,44 g.

Catalog reference: Dr/4 № 857, Dupl-1684; Gad-284.

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 152: Collection Ferdy Willems, Celtic coins, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2022.

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