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''Specification:'' 12.37 g, .917 fine silver, 33 mm diameter, edge lettered DOMINE SALVUM FAC REGEM, designed by Norbert Roëttiers, this specimen 12.06 g.  
 
''Specification:'' 12.37 g, .917 fine silver, 33 mm diameter, edge lettered DOMINE SALVUM FAC REGEM, designed by Norbert Roëttiers, this specimen 12.06 g.  
  
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''Catalog reference:'' Dr/2 no. 559, Dr/4 no. 824, KM-434.2, Dupl-1658; Gad-310.
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''Catalog reference:'' Dr/2 № 559, Dr/4 no. 824, KM-434.2, Dupl-1658; Gad-310.
  
 
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Revision as of 10:54, 6 June 2023

Sincona sale 63, lot 813

The second specimen was lot 813 in Sincona sale 63 (Zurich, June 2020), where it sold for 220 CHF (about US$276 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"Frankreich, konigreich, Louis XV. 1715-1774. 1/2 Ecu de France-Navarre 1718 D, Lyon. Réformation. Selten. Sehr schön. Kratzer. (kingdom of France, Louis XV, 1715-74, half écu of France-Navarre of 1718, Lyon mint. Rare, Very fine, Scratches.)"

This issue of the Lyon mint is a common date of a scarce type, struck 1718-20 only. It is called the demi-écu de France et Navarre and had a face value of 3 livres at the time of issue.

Recorded mintage: 411,000[2].

Specification: 12.37 g, .917 fine silver, 33 mm diameter, edge lettered DOMINE SALVUM FAC REGEM, designed by Norbert Roëttiers, this specimen 12.06 g.

Catalog reference: Dr/2 № 559, Dr/4 no. 824, KM-434.2, Dupl-1658; Gad-310.

Source:

  • [2]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.
  • Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
  • Gadoury, Victor, Monnaies Royales Françaises, 1610-1792, 5me éd., Monaco: Éditions Victor Gadoury, 2018.
  • [1]Richter, Jürg, Sincona sale 63: Gold and Silver Coins and Medals, SINCONA Bullion Auction, Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2020

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