France 1770-CC 1/5 ecu

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Sincona sale 63, lot 827

This specimen was lot 827 in Sincona sale 63 (Zürich, June 2020), where it sold for 200 CHF (about US$251 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"Frankreich, konigreich, Louis XV. 1715-1774. 1/5 Ecu au bandeau 1770, Besançon. Gutes sehr schön. (kingdom of France, Louis XV, 1715-74, fifth écu of the ribbon of 1770, Besançon mint. Good very 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. Besançon struck this type 1756, 1765, 1770-71. This date is scarce, one of four mints for 1770 (A, ϽC, H, M).

Recorded mintage: unknown[2].

Specification: 5.59 g, 0.917 fine silver, 26 mm diameter, reeded edge, this specimen 5.81 g.

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

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.
  • 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]Richter, Jürg, Sincona sale 63: Gold and Silver Coins and Medals, SINCONA Bullion Auction, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2020

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