France 1758-Q 1/2 ecu

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Jean Elsen sale 154, lot 1460

This specimen was lot 1460 in Jean Elsen sale 154 (Brussels, March 2023), where it sold for €180 (about US$233 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"FRANCE, Royaume, Louis XV (1715-1774), AR demi-écu au bandeau, 1758 Q (sur 1756), Perpignan. D/ T. à g., ceinte d'un bandeau. R/ Ecu de France couronné, entre deux rameaux d'olivier. De la plus haute rareté. Taches. Beau à Très Beau. Dans le Trouvaille de Labuissière. (kingdom of France, Louis XV, 1715-74, silver half écu of the ribbon of 1758, Perpegnan mint. 1758/6 overdate. Obverse: head left, hair tied in a ribbon; reverse: crowned arms of France between two olive branches. Extremely rare, stained, Fine - Very Fine.)"

Like Gadoury, Droulers does not list this date, noting only 1758-H, 1758-R and 1758-W, each in turn scarce to rare. The half écu was minted in much smaller quantities than the larger écu.

Recorded mintage: unknown[2], an unlisted date.

Specification: 14.74 g, 0.917 fine silver, edge lettered DOMINE SALVUM FAC REGEM, designed by by Benjamin Duvivier, this specimen 14,25 g.

Catalog reference: Dr/4 № 828, Dupl-1681; Gad-314 (unlisted); L4L 495 (unlisted).

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 154, Trouvaille de Labuissière, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2023.

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