France 1770-A 1/5 ecu

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Jean Elsen sale 155, lot 1700

This specimen was lot 1700 in Jean Elsen sale 155 (Brussels, June 2023), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted,

"FRANCE, Royaume, Louis XV (1715-1774), AR cinquième d'écu au bandeau, 1770 A, Paris. D/ T. à g., ceinte d'un bandeau. R/ Ecu de France couronné, entre deux rameaux d'olivier. Fines griffes. Belle patine. Très Beau à Superbe. (kingdom of France, Louis XV, 1715-74, silver one-fifth ecu of the hair ribbon of 1770, Paris mint. Obverse: head left, hair tied in a ribbon; reverse: crowned arms of France between two olive branches. Fine scratches, nice patina, Very Fine - Extremely Fine.)"

This coin, called a cinquième d'écu au bandeau, was the equivalent of a twenty cent piece. In the coinage system of the ancien régime, the 1/5 écu = 24 sols. The type was struck 1741-72. Paris struck this type just about every year altho many issues were small. This date is scarce, one of four mints for 1770 (A, ϽC, H, M).

Recorded mintage: .

Specification: 5.59 g, 0.917 fine silver, 26 mm diameter, reeded edge, this specimen 5,87 g.

Catalog reference: Dr/4 № 841, Dr/2 № 586, Dupl-1682; Gad-299.

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 155, Collection Marc Bar et Distinctions de Jean-Baptiste Nothomb, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2023.

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