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''Specification:'' 27.45 g, .917 fine silver, 38-41 mm diameter, edge lettered DOMINE SALVVM FAC REGEM, designed by Joseph Roëttiers.
 
''Specification:'' 27.45 g, .917 fine silver, 38-41 mm diameter, edge lettered DOMINE SALVVM FAC REGEM, designed by Joseph Roëttiers.
  
''Catalog reference:'' Gadoury 216, [[Silver crowns by Davenport number|Dav-3811]], KM 275.8, Dr/4 no. 508, Dr/2 no. 396.
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''Catalog reference:'' Gadoury 216, [[Silver crowns by Davenport number|Dav-3811]], KM 275.8, Dr/4 no. 508, Dr/2 396.
  
 
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Revision as of 08:25, 6 June 2023

from the Mountain Groan Collection
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The specimen shown is a French écu aux 8 L struck in Bordeaux during the reign of Louis XIV. This type was struck 1690-93 in large quantities, mostly overstriking older écus ("flans reformés"). It was succeeded by the écu aux palmes. Droulers[1] prices this date about 15% higher than common, but even a common date is priced two and a half times that of an écu à la mèche longue.

Recorded mintage: 25,825 "flans neufs" plus an unknown but probably large number of "flans reformés."

Specification: 27.45 g, .917 fine silver, 38-41 mm diameter, edge lettered DOMINE SALVVM FAC REGEM, designed by Joseph Roëttiers.

Catalog reference: Gadoury 216, Dav-3811, KM 275.8, Dr/4 no. 508, Dr/2 № 396.

Source:

  • [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.
  • Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
  • Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1600-1700, Galesburg, IL, 1974.
  • Gadoury, Victor, Monnaies Royales Françaises, 1610-1792, 5me éd., Monaco: Éditions Victor Gadoury, 2018.
  • George Sobin, Jr., The Silver Crowns of France, 1640-1973. Teaneck, NJ: Richard Margolis, 1974.

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