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This specimen was lot 1709 in Jean Elsen sale 158 (Brussels, March 2024), where it sold for €240 (about US$312 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''FRANCE, Royaume, Louis XV (1715-1774), AR écu aux rameaux d'olivier, 1739 E, Tours. D/ B. habillé à g., décoré de la croix du Saint-Esprit. R/ Ecu de France couronné, entre deux rameaux d'olivier. Très Beau.'' (kingdom of [[France]], Louis XV, 1715-74, silver écu of the olive branches of 1739, Tours mint. Obverse: uniformed bust left, wearing the Order of the Holy Spirit; reverse: crowned arms of France between two olive branches. Very Fine.)"</blockquote> This coin is an ''écu aux branches d'olivier'' from the Tours mint, which struck this type 1726-40. Most dates are common. 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. | This specimen was lot 1709 in Jean Elsen sale 158 (Brussels, March 2024), where it sold for €240 (about US$312 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''FRANCE, Royaume, Louis XV (1715-1774), AR écu aux rameaux d'olivier, 1739 E, Tours. D/ B. habillé à g., décoré de la croix du Saint-Esprit. R/ Ecu de France couronné, entre deux rameaux d'olivier. Très Beau.'' (kingdom of [[France]], Louis XV, 1715-74, silver écu of the olive branches of 1739, Tours mint. Obverse: uniformed bust left, wearing the Order of the Holy Spirit; reverse: crowned arms of France between two olive branches. Very Fine.)"</blockquote> This coin is an ''écu aux branches d'olivier'' from the Tours mint, which struck this type 1726-40. Most dates are common. 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. | ||
| − | ''Reported Mintage:'' | + | ''Reported Mintage:'' 91,489, a common date. |
''Specification:'' 29.49 g, 0.917 fine silver, 39-41 mm diameter, edge lettered DOMINE SALVUM FAC REGEM, designed by Norbert Roëttiers; this specimen 29,23 g. | ''Specification:'' 29.49 g, 0.917 fine silver, 39-41 mm diameter, edge lettered DOMINE SALVUM FAC REGEM, designed by Norbert Roëttiers; this specimen 29,23 g. | ||
| − | ''Catalog reference:'' Dr/4 № 819, Dr/2 № 579, KM 486.7, Dupl | + | ''Catalog reference:'' Dr/4 № 819, Dr/2 № 579, KM 486.7, Dupl-1675; Gad-321, [[Silver crowns by Davenport number|Dav-1330]]. |
''[[Bibliography|Source:]]'' | ''[[Bibliography|Source:]]'' | ||
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* [[France 1739-A 2 sols|1739-A ''double sol aux 2 L couronnés'']] | * [[France 1739-A 2 sols|1739-A ''double sol aux 2 L couronnés'']] | ||
* [[France 1739-AA 2 sols|1739-AA ''double sol aux 2 L couronnés'']] | * [[France 1739-AA 2 sols|1739-AA ''double sol aux 2 L couronnés'']] | ||
| + | * [[France 1739-BB 2 sols|1739-BB ''double sol aux 2 L couronnés'']] | ||
* [[France 1739-D 2 sols|1739-D ''double sol aux 2 L couronnés'']] | * [[France 1739-D 2 sols|1739-D ''double sol aux 2 L couronnés'']] | ||
* [[France 1739-E 2 sols|1739-E ''double sol aux 2 L couronnés'']] | * [[France 1739-E 2 sols|1739-E ''double sol aux 2 L couronnés'']] | ||
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* [[France 1740-A ecu|1740-A ''écu au bandeau'']] | * [[France 1740-A ecu|1740-A ''écu au bandeau'']] | ||
* [[France 1740-9 ecu|1740-9 ''écu aux branches d'olivier'']] | * [[France 1740-9 ecu|1740-9 ''écu aux branches d'olivier'']] | ||
| − | * [[Coins and currency dated | + | * [[Coins and currency dated 1739]] |
* return to [[French royal coinage (to 1793)]] | * return to [[French royal coinage (to 1793)]] | ||
[[Category:Selections from Jean Elsen sale 158]][[Category:Silver ecus of France]] | [[Category:Selections from Jean Elsen sale 158]][[Category:Silver ecus of France]] | ||
Latest revision as of 15:57, 29 July 2025
This specimen was lot 1709 in Jean Elsen sale 158 (Brussels, March 2024), where it sold for €240 (about US$312 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"FRANCE, Royaume, Louis XV (1715-1774), AR écu aux rameaux d'olivier, 1739 E, Tours. D/ B. habillé à g., décoré de la croix du Saint-Esprit. R/ Ecu de France couronné, entre deux rameaux d'olivier. Très Beau. (kingdom of France, Louis XV, 1715-74, silver écu of the olive branches of 1739, Tours mint. Obverse: uniformed bust left, wearing the Order of the Holy Spirit; reverse: crowned arms of France between two olive branches. Very Fine.)"
This coin is an écu aux branches d'olivier from the Tours mint, which struck this type 1726-40. Most dates are common. 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.
Reported Mintage: 91,489, a common date.
Specification: 29.49 g, 0.917 fine silver, 39-41 mm diameter, edge lettered DOMINE SALVUM FAC REGEM, designed by Norbert Roëttiers; this specimen 29,23 g.
Catalog reference: Dr/4 № 819, Dr/2 № 579, KM 486.7, Dupl-1675; Gad-321, Dav-1330.
- Clairand, Armand, Monnaies de Louis XV, Le temps de la Stabilité Monetaire, 1726-1774, Paris: Maison Platt, 1996.
- Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1700-1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1964.
- [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.
- 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.
- George Sobin, Jr., The Silver Crowns of France, 1640-1973. Teaneck, NJ: Richard Margolis, 1974.
- [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 158, Monnaies de la Principauté de Liège, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2024.
Link to:
- 1738-A écu aux branches d'olivier
- 1738-BB écu aux branches d'olivier
- 1738-D écu aux branches d'olivier
- 1739-A sol aux 2 L couronnés
- 1739-ϽC sol aux 2 L couronnés
- 1739-P sol aux 2 L couronnés
- 1739-A double sol aux 2 L couronnés
- 1739-AA double sol aux 2 L couronnés
- 1739-BB double sol aux 2 L couronnés
- 1739-D double sol aux 2 L couronnés
- 1739-E double sol aux 2 L couronnés
- 1739-G double sol aux 2 L couronnés
- 1739-H double sol aux 2 L couronnés
- 1739-O double sol aux 2 L couronnés
- 1739-P double sol aux 2 L couronnés
- 1739-T double sol aux 2 L couronnés
- 1739-V double sol aux 2 L couronnés
- 1739-W double sol aux 2 L couronnés
- 1739-Z double sol aux 2 L couronnés
- 1739-& double sol aux 2 L couronnés
- 1739-9 double sol aux 2 L couronnés
- 1739-A écu aux branches d'olivier
- 1739-A louis d'or aux lunettes
- 1739-BB louis d'or aux lunettes
- 1739-H louis d'or aux lunettes
- 1739-K louis d'or aux lunettes
- 1739-L louis d'or aux lunettes
- 1739-9 louis d'or aux lunettes
- 1740-A écu au bandeau
- 1740-9 écu aux branches d'olivier
- Coins and currency dated 1739
- return to French royal coinage (to 1793)