France 1770-D ecu

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Jean Elsen sale 151, lot 1536

This specimen was lot 1536 in Jean Elsen sale 151 (Brussels, June 2022), where it sold for €120 (about US$150 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"FRANCE, Royaume, Louis XV (1715-1774), AR écu au bandeau, 1770D, Lyon. D/ T. à g., ceinte d'un bandeau. R/ Ecu de France couronné, entre deux rameaux d'olivier. Rare Nettoyé. Fine griffe au droit et coup sur la tranche. presque Très Beau. (kingdom of France, Louis XV, 1715-74, silver écu of the hair ribbon of 1770, Lyon mint. Obverse: head left, hair tied in a ribbon; reverse: crowned arms of France between two olive branches. Rare, cleaned, fine scratch and an edge nick, about Very Fine.)"

The écu au bandeau is the most popular coin of the ancien regime among collectors. Alhéritière and Deswelle[3] reported 575 dates for this type in 2004; three more have been published since. An additional 215 dates may exist; records show they were minted but no one has found one. Four dates are known which the archives state should not exist. Of these only two dozen or so are classed as common (20 or more examples known), while 481 dates are known from five or fewer examples. Droulers[2] lists the 1770-D as fairly common. Lyon is listed for 1741-70 uninterrupted with a number of common dates.

Recorded mintage: unknown but rather scarce.

Specification: 29.49 g, 0.917 fine silver, 39-41 mm diameter, edge lettered DOMINE SALVUM FAC REGEM, this specimen 28,84 g.

Catalog reference: Dupl., 1680; Gad-322, Dav-1331, Dr/4 № 820, Dr/2 № 584, KM 512.

Source:

  • [3]Alhéritière, Edouard, and Ludovic Deswelle, "Les écus de Louis XV de bandeau: point de situation," Numismatique et Change, No. 349 [Mai 2004], pp. 61-63.
  • Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1700-1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1964.
  • [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]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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