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[[Image:France S51-3444.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 51, lot 3444]] | [[Image:France S51-3444.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 51, lot 3444]] | ||
| − | This specimen was lot 3444 in Sincona sale 51 (Zurich, October 2018), where it did not sell. The catalog description<sup>[2]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''Frankreich, Louis XIV. 1643-1715. Ecu du Palement 1679 "9", Rennes. NGC XF45.'' (kingdom of [[France]], Louis XIV, 1643-1715, écu du Parlement of 1679, Rennes mint.)"</blockquote> This type was struck 1672-85 in fairly large quantities but was the victim of repeated "reformations," where older écus were called in and restruck. As a result, the type is rare today. It was succeeded by the ''écu drapé à l'antique'' of 1684-87. Droulers<sup>[1]</sup> prices this date as common, but even a common date is priced over three times that of an [[France 1652-C ecu|''écu à la mèche longue.'']]. Numerous varieties of the bust exist, including Dr/4 | + | This specimen was lot 3444 in Sincona sale 51 (Zurich, October 2018), where it did not sell. The catalog description<sup>[2]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''Frankreich, Louis XIV. 1643-1715. Ecu du Palement 1679 "9", Rennes. NGC XF45.'' (kingdom of [[France]], Louis XIV, 1643-1715, écu du Parlement of 1679, Rennes mint.)"</blockquote> This type was struck 1672-85 in fairly large quantities but was the victim of repeated "reformations," where older écus were called in and restruck. As a result, the type is rare today. It was succeeded by the ''écu drapé à l'antique'' of 1684-87. Droulers<sup>[1]</sup> prices this date as common, but even a common date is priced over three times that of an [[France 1652-C ecu|''écu à la mèche longue.'']]. Numerous varieties of the bust exist, including Dr/4 № 480 and Dr/4 № 482. |
''Recorded mintage:'' 679,827. | ''Recorded mintage:'' 679,827. | ||
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''Specification:'' 27.45 g, .917 fine silver, 37-41 mm diameter, plain edge, designed by F. Warin. | ''Specification:'' 27.45 g, .917 fine silver, 37-41 mm diameter, plain edge, designed by F. Warin. | ||
| − | ''Catalog reference:'' Gad-209, Dr/4 | + | ''Catalog reference:'' Gad-209, Dr/4 № 479, KM 226.20, [[Silver crowns by Davenport number|Dav-3805]]. |
''[[Bibliography|Source:]]'' | ''[[Bibliography|Source:]]'' | ||
Revision as of 21:22, 6 June 2023
This specimen was lot 3444 in Sincona sale 51 (Zurich, October 2018), where it did not sell. The catalog description[2] noted,
"Frankreich, Louis XIV. 1643-1715. Ecu du Palement 1679 "9", Rennes. NGC XF45. (kingdom of France, Louis XIV, 1643-1715, écu du Parlement of 1679, Rennes mint.)"
This type was struck 1672-85 in fairly large quantities but was the victim of repeated "reformations," where older écus were called in and restruck. As a result, the type is rare today. It was succeeded by the écu drapé à l'antique of 1684-87. Droulers[1] prices this date as common, but even a common date is priced over three times that of an écu à la mèche longue.. Numerous varieties of the bust exist, including Dr/4 № 480 and Dr/4 № 482.
Recorded mintage: 679,827.
Specification: 27.45 g, .917 fine silver, 37-41 mm diameter, plain edge, designed by F. Warin.
Catalog reference: Gad-209, Dr/4 № 479, KM 226.20, Dav-3805.
- Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1600-1700, Galesburg, IL, 1974.
- [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.
- 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.
- [2]Richter, Jürg, Sincona Auction 51: Gold and Silver Coins and Medals; Coins and Medals from Switzerland, Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2018.
Links to:
- 1652-C écu à la mèche longue
- 1667-9 écu au buste juvénile
- 1673-A écu à la cravate
- 1679 douzième d'écu du Béarn à la mèche longue, Pau mint
- 1679-A quart d'écu à la cravate
- 1679-B demi-écu à la cravate
- 1679-9 demi-écu juvénile
- 1679-A écu à la cravate
- 1679-B écu à la cravate
- 1679-L écu à la cravate
- 1679-A louis d'or à la tête virile
- 1679-L Louis d'or à la tête virile
- 1680-9 écu à la cravate
- 1691-B écu aux 8 L
- Coins and currency dated 1679
- return to French royal coinage (to 1793)