France 1777-N 1/5 ecu

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Jean Elsen sale 150, lot 1386

This specimen was lot 1386 in Jean Elsen sale 150 (Brussels, March 2022), where it sold for €190 (about US$252 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"FRANCE, Royaume, Louis XVI (1774-1793), AR cinquième d'écu aux rameaux d'olivier, 1777N, Montpellier. D/ B. habillé à g., les cheveux noués par un ruban. R/ Ecu de France couronné, entre deux rameaux d'olivier. Rare. Très Beau à Superbe. (kingdom of France, Louis XVI, 1774-93, silver fifth écu of the olive branches of 1777, Montpellier mint. Obverse: uniformed bust left, hair tied in a ribbon; reverse: crowned arms of France between two olive branches. Very Fine - Extremely Fine.)"

This product of the Montpellier mint is not listed in Droulers[2]. We presume it is rare.

Recorded mintage: unknown[2].

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 5,88 g.

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

Source:

  • [2]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 150: Collection J.F.L. Blankenberg, Monnaies de l'Orient Latin, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2022.

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