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''Specification:'' 27.45 g, 0.917 fine silver; this specimen 26,70 g.  
 
''Specification:'' 27.45 g, 0.917 fine silver; this specimen 26,70 g.  
  
''Catalog reference:'' Dupl-1514A; Gad-216, [[Silver crowns by Davenport number|Dav-3811]], Ciani 1889; KM 275.17, Dr/4 no. 508, Dr/2 no. 396.
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''Catalog reference:'' Dupl-1514A; Gad-216, [[Silver crowns by Davenport number|Dav-3811]], Ciani 1889; KM 275.17, Dr/4 no. 508, Dr/2 396.
  
 
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Jean Elsen sale 147, lot 1535

This specimen was lot 1535 in Jean Elsen sale 147 (Brussels, June 2021), where it sold for €320 (about US$468 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"FRANCE, Royaume, Louis XIV (1643-1715), AR écu aux huit L, 1690E, Tours. 1er type. 1e réformation. D/ B. dr. à d. R/ Croix formée de huit L couronnés, cantonnée de quatre lis. Très Beau. (kingdom of France, Louis XIV, 1643-1715, silver écu of the eight L's of 1690, Tours mint, first type, first reformation. Obverse: draped bust right; reverse: cross formed of eight crowned L's, cantonned with four lilies. Very Fine.)"

This type was struck 1690-93 in large quantities, mostly overstriking older écus ("flans reformés"--most specimens have a visible undertype). It was succeeded by the écu aux palmes. The écu would be struck in various forms until the end of the ancien régime in 1792.

Recorded mintage: unknown but scarce on new blanks and slightly scarce on reformed blanks.

Specification: 27.45 g, 0.917 fine silver; this specimen 26,70 g.

Catalog reference: Dupl-1514A; Gad-216, Dav-3811, Ciani 1889; KM 275.17, Dr/4 no. 508, Dr/2 № 396.

Source:

  • Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1600-1700, Galesburg, IL, 1974.
  • 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.
  • Gadoury, Victor, Monnaies Royales Françaises, 1610-1792, 5me éd., Monaco: Éditions Victor Gadoury, 2018.
  • [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 147: Monnaies, Médailles et Décorations, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2021.

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