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Jean Elsen sale 146, lot 199

This specimen was lot 199 in Jean Elsen sale 146 (Brussels, November 2020), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted,

"FRANCE, Royaume, Louis XV (1715-1774), AR cinquième d'écu aux rameaux d'olivier, 1731AA, Metz. D/ B. habillé à g., décoré de la croix du Saint-Esprit. R/ Ecu de France couronné, entre deux rameaux d'olivier. Très rare Gradé PCGS VF25. Beau/Très Beau. (kingdom of France, Louis XV, 1715-74, silver fifth écu of the olive branch of 1731, Metz mint. Obverse: uniformed bust left, decorated with the cross of the Holy Spirit; reverse: crowned arms of France between two olive branches. Very rare, Fine/Very Fine.)"

The fifth écu was the ancien régime version of a twenty cent piece tho never struck in sufficient numbers to really convert France to a decimal currency. It is listed in Droulers for Metz for 1726-28 and 1731 only and all are scarce to rare.

Recorded mintage: unknown[2], a scarce date.

Specification: 5.89 g, .917 fine silver, reeded edge, designed by J.-C. Röettiers.

Catalog reference: Dr/4 no. 840, Dr/2 no. 581, KM 482.2, Dupl. 1677; Gad-298; L4L 482.

Source:

  • [2]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.
  • [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 146: Collection Anthony Lorrain Monnaies de Metz, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2020.

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