View source for Savoy (1538)-T ecu d'or Fr-342

[[Image:France JE141-1062.jpg|550px|thumb|Jean Elsen sale 141, lot 1062]]
This specimen was lot 1062 in Jean Elsen sale 141 (Brussels, June 2019), where it sold for €8,500 (about US$11,265 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''ITALIE, SAVOIE, sous occupation française, François Ier (1515-1547), AV écu d'or au soleil, s.d. (1538), Turin (T final au revers). 2e type. 3e émission. Différent MV (Marc Varemberg). D/ Ecu de France couronné, sous un soleil. R/ Croix fleurdelisée portant un quadrilobe en coeur, cantonnée de deux F couronnés. De la plus haute rareté. Très Beau.'' ([[Italy]], duchy of [[Italy, Sardinia|Savoy]], under French occupation, Francis I, 1515-47, undated gold shield of the sunburst, Turin mint, second type, third emission, privy mark MV. Obverse: crowned arms of France beneath a sunburst; reverse: floriate cross with a quadrilobe at the center, cantonned with two "F's" and two lilies. Extremely rare, Very Fine.)"</blockquote> The ''écu d'or'' was tariffed in [[France]] at 36 sols, 3 ''deniers tournois'' in 1515 and raised to 40 ''sols tournois'' in 1519. A ''demi-écu d'or'' also exists.
 
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.

''Specification:'' 3.49 g, .958 fine gold, this specimen 3,41 g.

''Catalog reference:'' Fr-342, CNI 21, -; Dupl-771A; Laf. 636. 

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* Duplessy, Jean, ''Les Monnaies Françaises Royales de Hugues Capet à Louis XVI (987-1793), Tome II, 2e édition,'' Paris: Maison Platt, 1999.
* Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, ''Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed.,'' Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
* <sup>[1]</sup>Elsen, Philippe, et al., ''Vente Publique 141,'' Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils, S.A., 2019. 

''Link to:''
* [[France (1527-28)-G ecu d'or Fr-342|(1527-28)-G ''écu d'or'']]
* [[Savoy 1556 4 grossi]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1538]]
* return to [[French royal coinage (to 1793)]]

[[Category:Gold coins of France]][[Category:Selections from Jean Elsen sale 141]]