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This specimen was struck by the hammer at Bayonne during the reign of Henry IV, founder of the Bourbon dynasty (1589-1793). This was the largest silver coin regularly struck in [[France]] prior to the introduction of milled coinage in the 1640's.
 
This specimen was struck by the hammer at Bayonne during the reign of Henry IV, founder of the Bourbon dynasty (1589-1793). This was the largest silver coin regularly struck in [[France]] prior to the introduction of milled coinage in the 1640's.
  
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''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.
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''Recorded mintage:'' 322,081, an uncommon date.
  
 
''Specification:'' 9.71 g, .917 fine silver.
 
''Specification:'' 9.71 g, .917 fine silver.
  
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''Catalog reference:'' Duplessy 1222.  
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''Catalog reference:'' Sb 4686, Duplessy 1222.  
  
 
''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
 
''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''

Revision as of 19:06, 3 January 2023

from the Mountain Groan Collection
France 1603L quart ecu rev DSLR.jpg

This specimen was struck by the hammer at Bayonne during the reign of Henry IV, founder of the Bourbon dynasty (1589-1793). This was the largest silver coin regularly struck in France prior to the introduction of milled coinage in the 1640's.

Recorded mintage: 322,081, an uncommon date.

Specification: 9.71 g, .917 fine silver.

Catalog reference: Sb 4686, Duplessy 1222.

Source:

  • Duplessy, Jean, Les Monnaies Françaises Royales de Hugues Capet à Louis XVI (987-1793), Tome II, 2e édition, Paris: Maison Platt, 1999.
  • Sombart, Stéphan, Franciae IV: Catalogue des Monnaies Royales Françaises de François Ier à Henri IV (1540-1610), Paris: Éditions les Chevau-légers, 1997.
  • Roberts, James N., The Silver Coins of Medieval France (476-1610 AD), S. Salem, NY: Attic Books, 1996.
  • Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.

Link to:

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