France 1704-AA 1/2 ecu - Revision history

LatinKing2020: revised image

2026-07-06T21:44:33Z

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LatinKing2020: Text replacement - "* 1704-T ''écu aux huit L, deuxieme type'' * [[France 1704-X ecu"

2026-03-11T21:55:20Z

Text replacement - "* [[France 1704-X ecu" to "* 1704-T ''écu aux huit L, deuxieme type'' * [[France 1704-X ecu"

LatinKing2020: Text replacement - "* 1704-AA ''louis d'or aux insignes'' * [[France 1704-BB louis d'or"

2025-11-28T22:14:15Z

Text replacement - "* [[France 1704-BB louis d'or" to "* 1704-AA ''louis d'or aux insignes'' * [[France 1704-BB louis d'or"

LatinKing2020: Text replacement - "* 1704-V ''demi-écu aux huit L'' * [[France 1704-W 1/2 ecu Gad-196"

2025-08-06T20:21:34Z

Text replacement - "* [[France 1704-W 1/2 ecu Gad-196" to "* 1704-V ''demi-écu aux huit L'' * [[France 1704-W 1/2 ecu Gad-196"

LatinKing2020: Text replacement - "* 1704-& ''louis d'or aux insignes''" to "* 1704-& ''louis d'or aux insignes'' * 1704 ''louis d'or aux insignes du Béarn''"

2025-01-21T17:43:50Z

Text replacement - "* 1704-& ''louis d'or aux insignes''" to "* 1704-& ''louis d'or aux insignes'' * 1704 ''louis d'or aux insignes du Béarn''"

LatinKing2020: Text replacement - "* 1704-& ''louis d'or aux insignes''" to "* 1704-& ''louis d'or aux insignes'' * 1704-M ''double louis d'or aux insignes''"

2024-03-19T15:41:12Z

Text replacement - "* 1704-& ''louis d'or aux insignes''" to "* 1704-& ''louis d'or aux insignes'' * 1704-M ''double louis d'or aux insignes''"

LatinKing2020: Text replacement - "* 1704-W ''demi-écu de Flandre'' * [[France 1704-9 1/2 ecu"

2024-02-19T23:31:06Z

Text replacement - "* [[France 1704-9 1/2 ecu" to "* 1704-W ''demi-écu de Flandre'' * [[France 1704-9 1/2 ecu"

LatinKing2020: Text replacement - "* 1704-A ''louis d'or aux insignes''" to "* 1704-A ''louis d'or aux insignes et aux cheveux courts'' * 1704-A ''louis d'or aux insignes et aux cheveux longs''"

2024-02-08T22:08:22Z

Text replacement - "* 1704-A ''louis d'or aux insignes''" to "* 1704-A ''louis d'or aux insignes et aux cheveux courts'' * 1704-A ''louis d'or aux insignes et aux cheveux longs''"

LatinKing2020: Text replacement - " .917 fine" to " 0.917 fine"

2023-08-08T15:31:20Z

Text replacement - " .917 fine" to " 0.917 fine"

LatinKing2020: Text replacement - "Dr/2 no. " to "Dr/2 № "

2023-06-06T17:21:38Z

Text replacement - "Dr/2 no. " to "Dr/2 № "

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−	[[Image:~~Metz~~ JE146-0158.jpg\|550px\|thumb\|Jean Elsen sale 146, lot 158]]	+	[[Image:JE146-0158.jpg\|550px\|thumb\|Jean Elsen sale 146, lot 158]]

	This specimen was lot 158 in Jean Elsen sale 146 (Brussels, November 2020), where it sold for €450 (about US$656 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''FRANCE, Royaume, Louis XIV (1643-1715), AR demi-écu aux huit L, 1704AA, Metz. 2e type. 4e réformation. D/ B. à d., cuirassé à l'antique. R/ Croix formée de huit L couronnés, cantonnés de quatre lis, avec écu de France rond au centre. Rare Légère faiblesse de frappe au droit. Gradé PCGS AU58. Très Beau à Superbe. Provient de la collection Teitgen, Paris, 26-28 octobre 2015, 907 ("dans l'état de frappe").'' (kingdom of [[France]], Louis XIV, 1643-1715, half écu of eight L's of 1704, Metz mint, second type, fourth reformation. Obverse: cuirassed bust right; reverse: cross formed of eight crowned L's, cantonned with four lilies, with the round arms of France in the center. Privy mark: star instead of the usual scallop. Rare, weakly struck on obverse, Very Fine - Extremely Fine.)"</blockquote> Shown is a 1704-AA ''demi-écu aux 8 L'' of the Metz mint, Note traces of an undertype; this coin usually comes struck over an earlier half écu, Droulers<sup>[2]</sup> notes that all known specimens from this mint are overstruck. The bulk were struck 1704-05 but a few are known dated as late as 1709. It is the second ''demi-écu aux 8 L'' as the first ''demi-écu aux 8 L'' was issued 1690-93.		This specimen was lot 158 in Jean Elsen sale 146 (Brussels, November 2020), where it sold for €450 (about US$656 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''FRANCE, Royaume, Louis XIV (1643-1715), AR demi-écu aux huit L, 1704AA, Metz. 2e type. 4e réformation. D/ B. à d., cuirassé à l'antique. R/ Croix formée de huit L couronnés, cantonnés de quatre lis, avec écu de France rond au centre. Rare Légère faiblesse de frappe au droit. Gradé PCGS AU58. Très Beau à Superbe. Provient de la collection Teitgen, Paris, 26-28 octobre 2015, 907 ("dans l'état de frappe").'' (kingdom of [[France]], Louis XIV, 1643-1715, half écu of eight L's of 1704, Metz mint, second type, fourth reformation. Obverse: cuirassed bust right; reverse: cross formed of eight crowned L's, cantonned with four lilies, with the round arms of France in the center. Privy mark: star instead of the usual scallop. Rare, weakly struck on obverse, Very Fine - Extremely Fine.)"</blockquote> Shown is a 1704-AA ''demi-écu aux 8 L'' of the Metz mint, Note traces of an undertype; this coin usually comes struck over an earlier half écu, Droulers<sup>[2]</sup> notes that all known specimens from this mint are overstruck. The bulk were struck 1704-05 but a few are known dated as late as 1709. It is the second ''demi-écu aux 8 L'' as the first ''demi-écu aux 8 L'' was issued 1690-93.

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 * [[France 1704-D ecu|1704-D ''écu aux huit L, deuxieme type'']]
 * [[France 1704-S ecu|1704-S ''écu aux huit L, deuxieme type'']]
 * [[France 1704-X ecu|1704-X ''écu aux huit L, deuxieme type'']]
 * [[France 1704-& ecu|1704-& ''écu aux huit L, deuxieme type'']]

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 * [[France 1704-A louis d'or Fr-439|1704-A ''louis d'or aux insignes et aux cheveux courts'']]
 * [[France 1704-A louis d'or Fr-442|1704-A ''louis d'or aux insignes et aux cheveux longs'']]
 * [[France 1704-BB louis d'or|1704-BB ''louis d'or aux insignes'']]
 * [[France 1704-D louis d'or|1704-D ''louis d'or aux insignes'']]

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 * [[France 1704-H 1/2 ecu|1704-H ''demi-écu aux huit L'']]
 * [[France 1704-I 1/2 ecu|1704-I ''demi-écu aux huit L'']]
 * [[France 1704-W 1/2 ecu Gad-196|1704-W ''demi-écu de Flandre'']]
 * [[France 1704-9 1/2 ecu|1704-9 ''demi-écu aux huit L'']]

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 * [[France 1704-P louis d'or|1704-P ''louis d'or aux insignes'']]
 * [[France 1704-& louis d'or|1704-& ''louis d'or aux insignes'']]
 * [[France 1704-M 2 louis d'or|1704-M ''double louis d'or aux insignes'']]
 * [[France 1705-A 1/2 ecu|1705-A ''demi-écu aux huit L'']]

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 * [[France 1704-9 ecu|1704-9 ''écu aux huit L, deuxieme type'']]
 * [[France 1704-9 1/2 louis d'or|1704-9 ''demi-louis d'or aux insignes'']]
-* [[France 1704-A louis d'or Fr-439|1704-A ''louis d'or aux insignes'']]
+* [[France 1704-A louis d'or Fr-439|1704-A ''louis d'or aux insignes et aux cheveux courts'']]
 * [[France 1704-BB louis d'or|1704-BB ''louis d'or aux insignes'']]
 * [[France 1704-D louis d'or|1704-D ''louis d'or aux insignes'']]

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 ''Recorded mintage:'' unknown but scarce, all rf.
-''Specification:'' 13.72 g, .917 fine silver, 32-35 mm diameter, edge lettered DOMINE SALVVM FAC REGEM, designed by Joseph Roëttiers.
+''Specification:'' 13.72 g, 0.917 fine silver, 32-35 mm diameter, edge lettered DOMINE SALVVM FAC REGEM, designed by Joseph Roëttiers.
 ''Catalog reference:'' Dupl., 1552A; Ci., 1925; Gad-194, Dr/4 No. 628, Dr/2 № 439; L4L 326.

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 ''Specification:'' 13.72 g, .917 fine silver, 32-35 mm diameter, edge lettered DOMINE SALVVM FAC REGEM, designed by Joseph Roëttiers.
-''Catalog reference:'' Dupl., 1552A; Ci., 1925; Gad-194, Dr/4 No. 628, Dr/2 no. 439; L4L 326.
+''Catalog reference:'' Dupl., 1552A; Ci., 1925; Gad-194, Dr/4 No. 628, Dr/2 № 439; L4L 326.
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