France 1765-CC 1/2 ecu

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Jean Elsen sale 151, lot 1534

This specimen was lot 1534 in Jean Elsen sale 151 (Brussels, June 2022), where it sold for €400 (about US$500 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"FRANCE, Royaume, Louis XV (1715-1774), AR demi-écu au bandeau, 1765, Besançon. D/ T. à g., ceinte d'un bandeau. R/ Ecu de France couronné, entre deux rameaux d'olivier. Très rare. Très Beau. (kingdom of France, Louis XV, 1715-74, silver half écu of the hair ribbon of 1765, Besançon mint. Obverse: head left, hair tied in a ribbon; reverse: crowned arms of France between two olive branches. Very rare, very Fine.)"

This coin, called a demi-écu au bandeau, was the French equivalent of a half dollar. In the coinage system of the ancien régime, the half écu = three livres. The type was struck 1741-74 and is recorded for the Besançon mint ("ϽC") for 1741-42, 1753, 1755-57, 1762 and 1765. This specimen is counted as a somewhat common date but most of the dates are rare.

Recorded mintage: 21,995.

Specification: 14.74 g, 0.917 fine silver, 31-33 mm diameter, edge lettered DOMINE SALVUM FAC REGEM, this specimen 14,60 g.

Catalog reference: Dupl-1681; Gad-314, Dr/4 № 828, Dr/2 № 585, KM 516.

Source:

  • 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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