France 1751-Pau 1/2 ecu

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Jean Elsen sale 163, lot 1890
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This specimen was lot 1890 in Jean Elsen sale 163 (Brussels, November 2025), where it sold for €80 (about US$93 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"FRANCE, Royaume, Louis XV (1715-1774), AR demi-écu du Béarn au bandeau, 1751, Pau. D/ T. à g., ceinte d'un bandeau. R/ Écu de France couronné, entre deux rameaux d'olivier. Très rare. Date rare pour ce type. (kingdom of France, Louis XV, 1715-1774, silver half écu of the ribbon of Béarn of 1751, Pau mint. Obverse: head left, hair tied in a ribbon; reverse: crowned arms of France between two olive branches. Very rare date for the type, Fine.)"

This specimen is a demi-écu du Béarn au bandeau struck at the Pau mint in 1753. The Pau mint (mintmark "cow") struck this type for France 1741-70; all dates are scarce. It receives a separate catalog number from the other mints because of the variant obverse legend.

Recorded mintage: 3,758, a rare date[2].

Specification: 14.74 g, 0.917 fine silver, edge lettered DOMINE SALVUM FAC REGEM, obverse legend LUD.XV.D.G.FR.ET NAV.REX, this specimen is 14,18 g.

Catalog reference: Dr/4 № 828a, Dr/2 № 585a, KM 521, Dupl. 1681; Gad-314a.

Source:

  • Clairand, Armand, Monnaies de Louis XV, Le temps de la Stabilité Monetaire, 1726-1774, Paris: Maison Platt, 1996.
  • [2]Droulers, Frédéric, Répertoire General des Monnaies de Louis XIII à Louis XVI (1610-1792), 4e édition. Paris: AFPN, 2009.
  • Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
  • 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.
  • [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 163, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2025.

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