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<p>Created page with &quot;<a href="/index.php/File:JE164-1820o.jpg" title="File:JE164-1820o.jpg">300px|thumb|Jean Elsen sale 164, lot 1820</a> <a href="/index.php/File:JE164-1820r.jpg" title="File:JE164-1820r.jpg">300px|thumb</a> This specimen was lot 1820 in Jean Elsen sale 164 (Brussels, March 2...&quot;</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>[[Image:JE164-1820o.jpg|300px|thumb|Jean Elsen sale 164, lot 1820]]<br /> [[Image:JE164-1820r.jpg|300px|thumb]]<br /> <br /> This specimen was lot 1820 in Jean Elsen sale 164 (Brussels, March 2026), where it sold for €320 (about US$446 including buyer's fees). The catalog description&lt;sup&gt;[1]&lt;/sup&gt; noted, &lt;blockquote&gt;&quot;''FRANCE, Royaume, Louis XV (1715-1774), AR écu au bandeau, 1762 AA, Metz. 2075 p. frappées. D/ T. à g., ceinte d'un bandeau. R/ Écu de France ovale, couronné, entre deux rameaux d'olivier. Extrêmement rare. Coups sur la tranche. Patine colorée. presque Très Beau.'' (kingdom of [[France]], Louis XV, 1715-74, silver écu of the ribbon of 1762, Metz mint. Obverse: head left, hair tied in a ribbon; reverse: crowned oval arms of France between two olive branches. Extremely rare, rim nicks, colorful patina, about Very Fine.)&quot;&lt;/blockquote&gt; The Metz mint struck this type 1740-43, 1750-70 and most dates are scarce to rare.<br /> <br /> ''Recorded mintage:'' 2,075, a rare date.<br /> <br /> ''Specification:'' silver, 11 deniers (.917 fine), 8.3 pieces to the mark (29.488 g), face value 6 livres, 39 mm diameter. Engraved by Joseph-Charles Röettiers; this specimen 29,02 g. <br /> <br /> ''Catalog reference:'' [[Silver crowns by Davenport number|Dav-1331]], KM 512.2, Dr/4 № 820, Dr/2 № 584, Dupl-1680; Gad-322; L4L 494; Clairand 34131 (hors cote). <br /> <br /> ''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''<br /> * Alhéritière, Edouard, and Ludovic Deswelle, &quot;Les écus de Louis XV de bandeau: point de situation,&quot; ''Numismatique et Change'', No. 349 [Mai 2004], pp. 61-63.<br /> * Clairand, Armand, ''Monnaies de Louis XV, Le temps de la Stabilité Monetaire, 1726-1774,'' Paris: Maison Platt, 1996.<br /> * Droulers, Frédéric, ''Répertoire General des Monnaies de Louis XIII à Louis XVI (1610-1792), 4e édition.'' Paris: AFPN, 2009.<br /> * Duplessy, Jean, ''Les Monnaies Françaises Royales de Hugues Capet à Louis XVI (987-1793), Tome II, 2e édition'', Paris: Maison Platt, 1999.<br /> * Davenport, John S., ''European Crowns, 1700-1800, 2nd Ed.,'' London: Spink &amp; Son, 1964.<br /> * Michael, Thomas, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016. <br /> * George Sobin, Jr., ''The Silver Crowns of France, 1640-1973.'' Teaneck, NJ: Richard Margolis, 1974.<br /> * &lt;sup&gt;[1]&lt;/sup&gt;Elsen, Philippe, et al., ''Vente Publique 164: Monnaies du duché de Brabant et du royaume de Belgique'', Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2026.<br /> <br /> ''Link to:''<br /> * [[France 1761-A ecu|1761-A ''écu au bandeau'']]<br /> * [[France 1761-R ecu|1761-R ''écu au bandeau'']]<br /> * [[France 1762-A 2 sols|1762-A ''double sol aux 2 L couronnés'']]<br /> * [[France 1762-BB 2 sols|1762-BB ''double sol aux 2 L couronnés'']]<br /> * [[France 1762-G ecu|1762-G ''écu au bandeau'']]<br /> * [[France 1762-W ecu|1762-W ''écu au bandeau'']]<br /> * [[France 1762-Pau ecu|1762 ''écu au bandeau du Béarn'']]<br /> * [[France 1762-9 2 louis d'or|1762-9 ''double louis d'or au bandeau'']]<br /> * [[France 1762-Pau 2 louis d'or|1762 ''double louis d'or au bandeau du Béarn'']]<br /> * [[France 1763-D ecu|1763-D ''écu au bandeau'']]<br /> * [[Coins and currency dated 1762]]<br /> * return to [[French royal coinage (to 1793)]]<br /> <br /> [[Category:Selections from Jean Elsen sale 164]][[Category: Silver ecus of France]]</div>

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