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[[Image:France S46-324.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 46, lot 324]]
 
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This specimen was lot 324 in Sincona sale 46 (Zurich, May 2018), where it sold for 450 CHF (about US$540 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''Frankreich, François I. 1515-1547. Ecu dor au soleil de Bretagne o. J. (1. Typ), Rennes. Sehr schön.'' (kingdom of [[France]], Francis I, 1515-47, undated écu d'or of the sunburst of Brittany, first type, Rennes mint. Very fine.)"</blockquote> Duplessy notes a second type ([[France (1519-40) ecu d'or Fr-364|Dupl-790]]) where a crowned "F" replaces one of the crowned ermines. Both had a face value of 40 ''sols tournois''.  
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This specimen was lot 324 in Sincona sale 46 (Zürich, May 2018), where it sold for 450 CHF (about US$540 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''Frankreich, François I. 1515-1547. Ecu dor au soleil de Bretagne o. J. (1. Typ), Rennes. Sehr schön.'' (kingdom of [[France]], Francis I, 1515-47, undated écu d'or of the sunburst of Brittany, first type, Rennes mint. Very fine.)"</blockquote> Duplessy notes a second type ([[France (1519-40) ecu d'or Fr-364|Dupl-790]]) where a crowned "F" replaces one of the crowned ermines. Both had a face value of 40 ''sols tournois''.  
  
 
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* 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.
 
* Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, ''Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed.,'' Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.  
 
* Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, ''Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed.,'' Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.  
* <sup>[1]</sup>Richter, Jürg, ''Auction 46, Gold Coins and Medals,'' Zurich: Sincona AG, 2018.  
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* <sup>[1]</sup>Richter, Jürg, ''Auction 46, Gold Coins and Medals,'' Zürich: Sincona AG, 2018.  
  
 
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* [[France (1515-40) hardi|(1515-40) hardi]]
 
* [[France (1515-40) hardi|(1515-40) hardi]]
 
* [[France (1515-17) liard|(1515-17) ''liard au dauphin'']]
 
* [[France (1515-17) liard|(1515-17) ''liard au dauphin'']]
* [[France (1515-40) grand blanc|(1515-40) ''grand blanc de Bretagne'']]
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* [[France (1515-40) grand blanc|(1515-40) ''grand blanc de Bretagne'', Rennes mint]]
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* [[France (1515-47) grand blanc|(1515-47) ''grand blanc du Dauphiné'', Crémieu mint]]
 
* [[France (1515) douzain|(1515) ''grand blanc à la couronne'']]
 
* [[France (1515) douzain|(1515) ''grand blanc à la couronne'']]
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* [[France (1515-40)-Rouen teston|(1515-40) teston, Rouen mint]]
 
* [[France (1515-40)-Lyon teston|(1515-40) teston, Lyon mint]]
 
* [[France (1515-40)-Lyon teston|(1515-40) teston, Lyon mint]]
 
* [[France (1515-28) ecu d'or Fr-357|(1515-28) ''écu d'or au soleil du Dauphiné'']]
 
* [[France (1515-28) ecu d'or Fr-357|(1515-28) ''écu d'or au soleil du Dauphiné'']]
* [[France (1515)-Lyon ecu d'or Fr-342|(1515) ''écu d'or au soleil'', Lyon mint]]
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* [[France (1515)-Lyon ecu d'or Fr-340|(1515) ''écu d'or au soleil'', Lyon mint, plain reverse]]
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* [[France (1515)-Lyon ecu d'or Fr-342|(1515) ''écu d'or au soleil'', Lyon mint, crowns and "F's" on the reverse]]
 
* [[France (1519-40) ecu d'or Fr-364|(1519-40) ''écu d'or au soleil de Bretagne, deuxiéme type'']]
 
* [[France (1519-40) ecu d'or Fr-364|(1519-40) ''écu d'or au soleil de Bretagne, deuxiéme type'']]
 
* [[Coins and currency dated 1515]]
 
* [[Coins and currency dated 1515]]
* return to French [[Royal coinage (to 1793)]]
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* return to [[French royal coinage (to 1793)]]
  
 
[[Category:Selections from Sincona sale 46, 47]][[Category:Gold coins of France]]
 
[[Category:Selections from Sincona sale 46, 47]][[Category:Gold coins of France]]

Latest revision as of 09:14, 20 June 2025

Sincona sale 46, lot 324

This specimen was lot 324 in Sincona sale 46 (Zürich, May 2018), where it sold for 450 CHF (about US$540 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"Frankreich, François I. 1515-1547. Ecu dor au soleil de Bretagne o. J. (1. Typ), Rennes. Sehr schön. (kingdom of France, Francis I, 1515-47, undated écu d'or of the sunburst of Brittany, first type, Rennes mint. Very fine.)"

Duplessy notes a second type (Dupl-790) where a crowned "F" replaces one of the crowned ermines. Both had a face value of 40 sols tournois.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.44 g, .958 fine gold, this specimen 3.41 g.

Catalog reference: Duplessy 789. Fr-363.

Source:

  • Duplessy, Jean, Les Monnaies Françaises Royales de Hugues Capet à Louis XVI (987-1793), Tome II, 2e édition, Paris: Maison Platt, 1999.
  • Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
  • [1]Richter, Jürg, Auction 46, Gold Coins and Medals, Zürich: Sincona AG, 2018.

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