France 1776-I ecu

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Jean Elsen sale 151, lot 1539

This specimen was lot 1539 in Jean Elsen sale 151 (Brussels, June 2022), where it sold for €80 (about US$100 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"FRANCE, Royaume, Louis XVI (1774-1793), AR écu aux rameaux d'olivier, 1776I, Limoges. Rare Traces d'ajustage. Très Beau. (kingdom of France, Louis XVI, 1774-93, silver écu of the olive branches of 1776, Limoges mint. Rare, adjustment marks, Very Fine.)"

This type is recorded for the Limoges mint for 1775-91 uninterrupted. Many dates are common but this one is rather scarce.

Recorded mintage: 109,396.

Specification: 29.48 g, 0.917 fine silver, 40-42 mm diameter, edge lettered DOMINE SALVUM FAC REGEM, this specimen 29,23 g.

Catalog reference: Dav-1333, Dr/4 № 883, Dr/2 № 616, KM 564, Dupl-1708; Ci-2187; Gad-356.

Source:

  • Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1700-1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1964.
  • 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.
  • George Sobin, Jr., The Silver Crowns of France, 1640-1973. Teaneck, NJ: Richard Margolis, 1974.
  • [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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