Difference between revisions of "France 1692-K ecu"
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
m (Text replacement - "* [[France 1693-P ecu Dav-3813" to "* 1693-K ''écu aux 8 L'' * [[France 1693-P ecu Dav-3813") |
m (Text replacement - "Dr/2 no. " to "Dr/2 № ") |
||
| Line 8: | Line 8: | ||
''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 | + | ''Catalog reference:'' Gadoury 216, [[Silver crowns by Davenport number|Dav-3811]], KM 275.8, Dr/4 no. 508, Dr/2 № 396. |
''[[Bibliography|Source:]]'' | ''[[Bibliography|Source:]]'' | ||
Revision as of 08:25, 6 June 2023
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.
- [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.
Links to:
- 1652-C écu à la mèche longue
- 1691-B écu aux 8 L
- 1692-A 4 sols aux deux L couronnés
- 1692-P 4 sols aux deux L
- 1692-9 4 sols aux deux L
- 1692-H quart d'écu aux palmes
- 1692-P demi-écu aux 8 L
- 1692-9 écu aux huit L
- 1692-P écu aux 8 L
- 1692-A demi-louis d'or à l'écu
- 1692-G demi-louis d'or à l'écu
- 1692-A louis d'or à l'écu
- 1692-D louis d'or à l'écu
- 1692-H louis d'or à l'écu
- 1692-K louis d'or à l'écu
- 1692-L louis d'or à l'écu
- 1692-M louis d'or à l'écu, Toulouse mint
- 1692-M louis d'or à l'écu, Metz mint
- 1692-A double louis d'or à l'écu
- 1692-M double louis d'or à l'écu, Metz mint
- 1693-K écu aux 8 L
- 1693-P écu aux palmes
- 1693-X écu aux palmes
- Coins and currency dated 1692
- return to French royal coinage (to 1793)