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This specimen was lot 794 in Jean Elsen list 265 (Brussels, July-September 2013) where it was offered for €400 (about US$528 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''FRANCE, Royaume, Louis XV (1715-1774), AR demi-écu aux rameaux d'olivier, 1728 D, Lyon. Droit: B. habillé à gauche, décoré de la croix du Saint-Esprit. Revers: Ecu de France couronné, entre deux rameaux d'olivier. presque Superbe.'' (kingdom of France, Louis XV (1715-74), silver half écu 'of the olive branch' of 1728, Lyon mint. Obverse: uniformed bust to left wearing the Order of the Holy Spirit; reverse: crowned arms of France between two olive branches. about extremely fine.)"</blockquote> Shown is a ''demi-écu aux branches d'olivier'' ("half écu with olive wreath") struck at Lyon 1726-30 and 1733 during the reign of Louis XV of [[France]]. This coin was part of the great coinage reform of Cardinal Fleury which finally terminated the manipulations which had disrupted the economy since the 1690's. Unfortunately, after a good start in 1726-27, mintages of the demi-écu dwindled and most dates from the 1730's are quite scarce.
 
This specimen was lot 794 in Jean Elsen list 265 (Brussels, July-September 2013) where it was offered for €400 (about US$528 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''FRANCE, Royaume, Louis XV (1715-1774), AR demi-écu aux rameaux d'olivier, 1728 D, Lyon. Droit: B. habillé à gauche, décoré de la croix du Saint-Esprit. Revers: Ecu de France couronné, entre deux rameaux d'olivier. presque Superbe.'' (kingdom of France, Louis XV (1715-74), silver half écu 'of the olive branch' of 1728, Lyon mint. Obverse: uniformed bust to left wearing the Order of the Holy Spirit; reverse: crowned arms of France between two olive branches. about extremely fine.)"</blockquote> Shown is a ''demi-écu aux branches d'olivier'' ("half écu with olive wreath") struck at Lyon 1726-30 and 1733 during the reign of Louis XV of [[France]]. This coin was part of the great coinage reform of Cardinal Fleury which finally terminated the manipulations which had disrupted the economy since the 1690's. Unfortunately, after a good start in 1726-27, mintages of the demi-écu dwindled and most dates from the 1730's are quite scarce.
  
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''Specification:''  14.74 g, .917 fine silver, edge lettered DOMINE SALVUM FAC REGEM, designed by J.-C. Röettiers. This specimen is 14,63 g.  
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''Specification:''  14.74 g, 0.917 fine silver, edge lettered DOMINE SALVUM FAC REGEM, designed by J.-C. Röettiers. This specimen is 14,63 g.  
  
 
''Recorded mintage:'' 372,800<sup>[2]</sup>, a better date but not rare.
 
''Recorded mintage:'' 372,800<sup>[2]</sup>, a better date but not rare.
  
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''Catalog reference:'' Dr/4 no. 827, Dr/2 no. 580, KM 484.6, Dupl., 1676; Ci., 2119; Gad-356.
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''Catalog reference:'' Dr/4 № 827, Dr/2 № 580, KM 484.6, Dupl., 1676; Ci., 2119; Gad-356.
  
 
''[[Bibliography|Sources:]]''
 
''[[Bibliography|Sources:]]''
 
* <sup>[2]</sup>Droulers, Frédéric, ''Répertoire General des Monnaies de Louis XIII à Louis XVI (1610-1792), 2nd édition.''  Paris: AFPN, 1998.
 
* <sup>[2]</sup>Droulers, Frédéric, ''Répertoire General des Monnaies de Louis XIII à Louis XVI (1610-1792), 2nd édition.''  Paris: AFPN, 1998.
 
* Duplessy, Jean, ''Les Monnaies Françaises Royales de Hugues Capet à Louis XVI (987-1793), Tome II, 2e édition'', Paris: Maison Platt, 1999.
 
* Duplessy, Jean, ''Les Monnaies Françaises Royales de Hugues Capet à Louis XVI (987-1793), Tome II, 2e édition'', Paris: Maison Platt, 1999.
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* Gadoury, Victor, ''Monnaies Royales Françaises, 1610-1792, 5me éd.,'' Monaco: Éditions Victor Gadoury, 2018.
 
* Michael, Thomas, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.  
 
* Michael, Thomas, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.  
 
* <sup>[1]</sup>Philippe Elsen et al., ''Liste 265, Juillet-Septembre 2013,'' Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils, S. A., 2013.  
 
* <sup>[1]</sup>Philippe Elsen et al., ''Liste 265, Juillet-Septembre 2013,'' Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils, S. A., 2013.  
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* [[France 1728-AA 1/2 ecu|1728-AA ''demi-écu aux branches d'olivier'']]
 
* [[France 1728-AA 1/2 ecu|1728-AA ''demi-écu aux branches d'olivier'']]
 
* [[France 1728-X 1/2 ecu|1728-X ''demi-écu aux branches d'olivier'']]
 
* [[France 1728-X 1/2 ecu|1728-X ''demi-écu aux branches d'olivier'']]
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* [[France 1728-Pau 1/2 ecu|1728 ''demi-écu aux branches d'olivier du Béarn'']]
 
* [[France 1728-B 1/2 ecu|1728-B ''demi-écu aux branches d'olivier'']]
 
* [[France 1728-B 1/2 ecu|1728-B ''demi-écu aux branches d'olivier'']]
 
* [[France 1728-A ecu|1728-A ''écu aux rameaux d'olivier'']]
 
* [[France 1728-A ecu|1728-A ''écu aux rameaux d'olivier'']]
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* [[France 1728-E ecu|1728-E ''écu aux branches d'olivier'']]
 
* [[France 1728-E ecu|1728-E ''écu aux branches d'olivier'']]
 
* [[France 1728-H ecu|1728-H ''écu aux branches d'olivier'']]
 
* [[France 1728-H ecu|1728-H ''écu aux branches d'olivier'']]
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* [[France 1728-I ecu|1728-I ''écu aux branches d'olivier'']]
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* [[France 1728-M ecu|1728-M ''écu aux branches d'olivier'']]
 
* [[France 1728-T ecu|1728-T ''écu aux branches d'olivier'']]
 
* [[France 1728-T ecu|1728-T ''écu aux branches d'olivier'']]
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* [[France 1728-9 ecu|1728-9 ''écu aux branches d'olivier'']]
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* [[France 1728-V ecu|1728-V ''écu aux branches d'olivier'']]
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* [[France 1728-AA louis d'or|1728-AA ''louis d'or aux lunettes'']]
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* [[France 1728-Z ecu|1728-Z ''écu aux branches d'olivier'']]
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* [[France 1728-BB louis d'or|1728-BB ''louis d'or aux lunettes'']]
 
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* [[France 1728-H ecu|1728-H ''écu aux branches d'olivier'']]
 
 
* [[France 1728-9 ecu|1728-9 ''écu aux branches d'olivier'']]
 
* [[France 1728-9 ecu|1728-9 ''écu aux branches d'olivier'']]
 
* [[France 1728-I 1/2 louis d'or|1728-I ''demi-louis d'or aux lunettes'']]
 
* [[France 1728-I 1/2 louis d'or|1728-I ''demi-louis d'or aux lunettes'']]
 
* [[France 1728-X 1/2 louis d'or|1728-X ''demi-louis d'or aux lunettes'']]
 
* [[France 1728-X 1/2 louis d'or|1728-X ''demi-louis d'or aux lunettes'']]
 
* [[France 1728-A louis d'or|1728-A ''louis d'or aux lunettes'']]
 
* [[France 1728-A louis d'or|1728-A ''louis d'or aux lunettes'']]
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* [[France 1728-AA louis d'or|1728-AA ''louis d'or aux lunettes'']]
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* [[France 1728-BB louis d'or|1728-BB ''louis d'or aux lunettes'']]
 
* [[France 1728-C louis d'or|1728-C ''louis d'or aux lunettes'']]
 
* [[France 1728-C louis d'or|1728-C ''louis d'or aux lunettes'']]
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* [[France 1728-I louis d'or|1728-I ''louis d'or aux lunettes'']]
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* [[France 1728-N louis d'or|1728-N ''louis d'or aux lunettes'']]
 
* [[France 1728-T louis d'or|1728-T ''louis d'or aux lunettes'']]
 
* [[France 1728-T louis d'or|1728-T ''louis d'or aux lunettes'']]
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* [[France 1728-Y louis d'or|1728-Y ''louis d'or aux lunettes'']]
 
* [[France 1728-9 louis d'or|1728-9 ''louis d'or aux lunettes'']]
 
* [[France 1728-9 louis d'or|1728-9 ''louis d'or aux lunettes'']]
 
* [[France 1729-W 1/2 ecu|1729-W ''demi-écu aux branches d'olivier'']]
 
* [[France 1729-W 1/2 ecu|1729-W ''demi-écu aux branches d'olivier'']]

Latest revision as of 19:47, 12 January 2025

Jean Elsen list 265, lot 794
France 1728D demi ecu rev JElsen 265-794.jpg

This specimen was lot 794 in Jean Elsen list 265 (Brussels, July-September 2013) where it was offered for €400 (about US$528 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"FRANCE, Royaume, Louis XV (1715-1774), AR demi-écu aux rameaux d'olivier, 1728 D, Lyon. Droit: B. habillé à gauche, décoré de la croix du Saint-Esprit. Revers: Ecu de France couronné, entre deux rameaux d'olivier. presque Superbe. (kingdom of France, Louis XV (1715-74), silver half écu 'of the olive branch' of 1728, Lyon mint. Obverse: uniformed bust to left wearing the Order of the Holy Spirit; reverse: crowned arms of France between two olive branches. about extremely fine.)"

Shown is a demi-écu aux branches d'olivier ("half écu with olive wreath") struck at Lyon 1726-30 and 1733 during the reign of Louis XV of France. This coin was part of the great coinage reform of Cardinal Fleury which finally terminated the manipulations which had disrupted the economy since the 1690's. Unfortunately, after a good start in 1726-27, mintages of the demi-écu dwindled and most dates from the 1730's are quite scarce.

Specification: 14.74 g, 0.917 fine silver, edge lettered DOMINE SALVUM FAC REGEM, designed by J.-C. Röettiers. This specimen is 14,63 g.

Recorded mintage: 372,800[2], a better date but not rare.

Catalog reference: Dr/4 № 827, Dr/2 № 580, KM 484.6, Dupl., 1676; Ci., 2119; Gad-356.

Sources:

  • [2]Droulers, Frédéric, Répertoire General des Monnaies de Louis XIII à Louis XVI (1610-1792), 2nd édition. Paris: AFPN, 1998.
  • Duplessy, Jean, Les Monnaies Françaises Royales de Hugues Capet à Louis XVI (987-1793), Tome II, 2e édition, Paris: Maison Platt, 1999.
  • Gadoury, Victor, Monnaies Royales Françaises, 1610-1792, 5me éd., Monaco: Éditions Victor Gadoury, 2018.
  • Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
  • [1]Philippe Elsen et al., Liste 265, Juillet-Septembre 2013, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils, S. A., 2013.

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