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Revision as of 23:49, 26 March 2021
Shown is a écu aux trois couronnes (écu with three crowns) struck at the Troyes mint for France in the last years of Louis XIV's reign. This is last type of écu struck during the Sun King's life. The type was struck 1709-15 in substantial numbers. There are also 1/10, 1/4 and 1/2 écus struck during this period with this design. This date is slightly scarce; Droulers[1] prices it about 30% higher than the common date (1713-A or 1715-A).
Recorded mintage: 410,949.
Specification: 30.59 g, .917 fine silver, edge lettered "DOMINE SALVUM FAC REGEM", designed by Norbert Roëttiers.
Catalog reference: Dr/4 no. 524, Dr/2 no. 450, Dav-1324, KM 386.18.
- [1]Droulers, Frédéric, Répertoire General des Monnaies de Louis XIII à Louis XVI (1610-1792), 4e édition. Paris: AFPN, 2009.
- Duplessy, Jean, Les Monnaies Françaises Royales de Hugues Capet à Louis XVI (987-1793), Tome II, 2e édition, Paris: Maison Platt, 1999.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- Gadoury, Victor, Monnaies Royales Françaises, 1610-1792, 4me éd., Monaco: Éditions Victor Gadoury, 2012.
- Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1700-1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1964.
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- 1705-A écu aux 8 L
- 1706-AA 10 sols
- 1709-D demi-écu aux trois couronnes
- 1709-BB 44 sols de Strasbourg
- 1709-A écu aux trois couronnes
- 1709-B écu aux trois couronnes
- 1709-D écu aux trois couronnes
- 1709-E écu aux trois couronnes
- 1709-L écu aux trois couronnes
- 1709-T écu aux trois couronnes
- 1709-X écu aux trois couronnes
- 1709-9 écu aux trois couronnes
- 1709-& écu aux trois couronnes
- 1709-A demi-louis d'or au soleil
- 1709-ϽC louis d'or au soleil
- 1709-D louis d'or au soleil
- 1710-A demi-écu aux trois couronnes
- 1710-ϽC écu aux trois couronnes
- 1710-D écu aux trois couronnes
- Coins and currency dated 1709
- return to French royal coinage (to 1793)