France 1770-H 1/5 ecu

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Jean Elsen sale 158, lot 1714

This specimen was lot 1714 in Jean Elsen sale 158 (Brussels, March 2024), where it sold for €460 (about US$598 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"FRANCE, Royaume, Louis XV (1715-1774), AR cinquième d'écu au bandeau, 1770 H, La Rochelle. D/ T. à g., ceinte d'un bandeau. R/ Ecu de France couronné, entre deux rameaux d'olivier. Rare. Fines traces d'ajustage au revers. Superbe. (kingdom of France, Louis XV, 1715-74, silver fifth écu of the ribbon of 1770, La Rochelle mint. Obverse: head left, hair tied in a ribbon; reverse: crowned arms of France between two olive branches. Rare, traces of adjustment marks on the reverse. 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. This date is scarce, one of four mints for 1770 (A, ϽC, H, M).

Reported Mintage: unknown but a better date.

Specification: 5.89 g, 0.917 fine silver, 26 mm diameter, reeded edge; this specimen 5,84 g.

Catalog reference: Dr/4 № 841, Dr/2 № 586, KM 515.7, Dupl-1682; Gad-299.

Source:

  • Clairand, Armand, Monnaies de Louis XV, Le temps de la Stabilité Monetaire, 1726-1774, Paris: Maison Platt, 1996.
  • [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 158, Monnaies de la Principauté de Liège, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2024.

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