France 1777-A 1/5 ecu

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Jean Elsen sale 145, lot 1202

This specimen was lot 1202 in Jean Elsen sale 145 (Brussels, September 2020), where it sold for €110 (about US$157 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"FRANCE, Royaume, Louis XVI (1774-1793), AR cinquième d'écu aux rameaux d'olivier, 1777A, Paris. 2e semestre. D/ B. habillé à g., les cheveux noués par un ruban. R/ Ecu de France couronné, entre deux rameaux d'olivier. Très rare. presque Très Beau. (kingdom of France, Louis XVI, silver fifth écu of the olive branches of 1777, Paris mint, second semester. Obverse: uniformed bust left, hair tied in a ribbon; reverse: crowned arms of France between two olive branches. Very rare, about Very Fine.)"

This specimen is a cinquième d'écu au buste habillé struck at the Paris mint, one of a type struck there 1775-92. This is a scarce date (R3) per Gadoury.

Recorded mintage: 5,010.

Specification: silver, 11 deniers (.917 fine), 41.5 pieces to the mark (5.83 g), face value 24 sols, 26-27 mm diameter. Engraved by Benjamin Duvivier, this specimen 5,79 g.

Catalog reference: Dr/4 № 886, Dr/2 № 619, KM-569.1; Dupl-1710; Gad-354.

Source:

  • Droulers, Frédéric, Répertoire General des Monnaies de Louis XIII à Louis XVI (1610-1792), 2nd édition. Paris: AFPN, 1998.
  • 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 145, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2020.

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