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Jean Elsen sale 141, lot 1336

This specimen was lot 1336 in Jean Elsen sale 141 (Brussels, June 2019), where it sold for €120 (about US$159 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"FRANCE, Royaume, Louis XIV (1643-1715), AR demi-écu aux insignes, 1702E, Tours. 3e réformation. D/ B. à d., cuirassé à l'antique. R/ Ecu de France rond, couronné, brochant sur une main de justice et un sceptre posés en sautoir. Fine griffe. Très Beau. (kingdom of France, Louis XIV, 1643-1715, silver half écu of the insignia of 1702, Tours mint, third reformation. Obverse: armored bust right; reverse: crowned round arms of France over the hand of justice and a scepter. Fine scratches, Very Fine.)"

Shown is a demi-écu aux insignes of the Tours mint. Note traces of an undertype; this coin usually comes struck over an earlier half écu, Droulers[2] notes that all known specimens from this mint are overstruck. The obverse die is leftover from the earlier buste du type au palmes. This is a slightly better date.

Recorded mintage: unknown, all rf[2].

Specification: 13.72 g, .917 fine silver, edge lettered DOMINE SALVVM FAC REGEM, this specimen 13,35 g.

Catalog reference: Dr/4 no. 623, Dr/2 no. 425, Dupl-1534B; Gad-189.

Source:

  • Duplessy, Jean, Les Monnaies Françaises Royales de Hugues Capet à Louis XVI (987-1793), Tome II, 2e édition, Paris: Maison Platt, 1999.
  • [2]Droulers, Frédéric, Répertoire General des Monnaies de Louis XIII à Louis XVI (1610-1792), 4e édition. Paris: AFPN, 2009.
  • Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
  • Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1700-1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1964.
  • Gadoury, Victor, Monnaies Royales Françaises, 1610-1792, 5me éd., Monaco: Éditions Victor Gadoury, 2018.
  • [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 141, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils, S.A., 2019.

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