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''Specification:'' 27.45 g, .917 fine silver, 38-41 mm diameter, edge lettered DOMINE SALVVM FAC REGEM, this specimen 27,15 g.  
 
''Specification:'' 27.45 g, .917 fine silver, 38-41 mm diameter, edge lettered DOMINE SALVVM FAC REGEM, this specimen 27,15 g.  
  
''Catalog reference:'' Dr/4 no. 513, Dr/2 № 420, KM 329.23, [[Silver crowns by Davenport number|Dav-1316]], Dupl-1533B; Gad-220.
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''Catalog reference:'' Dr/4 513, Dr/2 № 420, KM 329.23, [[Silver crowns by Davenport number|Dav-1316]], Dupl-1533B; Gad-220.
  
 
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Revision as of 22:13, 6 June 2023

Jean Elsen sale 141, lot 1334

This specimen was lot 1334 in Jean Elsen sale 141 (Brussels, June 2019), where it sold for €80 (about US$106 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"FRANCE, Royaume, Louis XIV (1643-1715), AR écu aux insignes, 1702V, Troyes. 3e réformation. D/ B. à d., cuirassé à l'antique. R/ Ecu de France rond, couronné, brochant sur une main de justice et un sceptre posés en sautoir. Très rare Petit coup sur la tranche. Beau à Très Beau. (kingdom of France, Louis XIV, 1643-1715, silver écu of the insignia of 1702, Troyes mint, third reformation. Obverse: armored bust right; reverse: crowned round arms of France over the hand of justice and a scepter. Very rare, minor rim nick, Fine - Very Fine.)"

The specimen shown is an écu aux insignes ("écu with insignia") struck in Troyes during the reign of Louis XIV. This type was struck 1701-04 in substantial quantities, mostly overstriking older écus ("flans reformés"--see the specimen shown for the visible undertype). It was succeeded by the écu aux 8 L, 2éme type. Droulers[2] prices this date about 65% more than the common date, but even a common date is priced 40% higher than an écu à la mèche longue.

Recorded mintage: 183,332, all rf[2].

Specification: 27.45 g, .917 fine silver, 38-41 mm diameter, edge lettered DOMINE SALVVM FAC REGEM, this specimen 27,15 g.

Catalog reference: Dr/4 № 513, Dr/2 № 420, KM 329.23, Dav-1316, Dupl-1533B; Gad-220.

Source:

  • Duplessy, Jean, Les Monnaies Françaises Royales de Hugues Capet à Louis XVI (987-1793), Tome II, 2e édition, Paris: Maison Platt, 1999.
  • [2]Droulers, Frédéric, Répertoire General des Monnaies de Louis XIII à Louis XVI (1610-1792), 4e édition. Paris: AFPN, 2009.
  • Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
  • Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1700-1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1964.
  • Gadoury, Victor, Monnaies Royales Françaises, 1610-1792, 5me éd., Monaco: Éditions Victor Gadoury, 2018.
  • [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 141, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils, S.A., 2019.

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