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[[Image:France Kunker 263-01701.jpg|550px|thumb|Künker sale 263, lot 1701]]
 
[[Image:France Kunker 263-01701.jpg|550px|thumb|Künker sale 263, lot 1701]]
  
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This specimen was lot 1701 in Künker sale 263 (Osnabruck, June 2015), where it sold for €2,000 (about US$2,584 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''KÖNIGREICH Louis XV, 1715-1774. Ecu aux huit L 1724, A, Paris. Prachtexemplar. Herrliche Patina, vorzüglich-Stempelglanz.'' (kingdom of [[France]], Louis XV, 1715-74, écu of eight "L's" of 1724, Paris mint. Proof example, toned, extremely fine to uncirculated.)"</blockquote> An ''écu aux 8 L'' of the Paris mint, struck while Louis XV was a minor. Droulers<sup>[2]</sup> notes the type as rather scarce as most were melted in the great reform of 1726. A number were recovered from the wreck of ''Le Chameau'' but most were corroded. This type is the lowest weight écu struck during the reign of Louis XV.  
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This specimen was lot 1701 in Künker sale 263 (Osnabrück, June 2015), where it sold for €2,000 (about US$2,584 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''KÖNIGREICH Louis XV, 1715-1774. Ecu aux huit L 1724, A, Paris. Prachtexemplar. Herrliche Patina, vorzüglich-Stempelglanz.'' (kingdom of [[France]], Louis XV, 1715-74, écu of eight "L's" of 1724, Paris mint. Proof example, toned, extremely fine to uncirculated.)"</blockquote> An ''écu aux 8 L'' of the Paris mint, struck while Louis XV was a minor. Droulers<sup>[2]</sup> notes the type as rather scarce as most were melted in the great reform of 1726. A number were recovered from the wreck of ''Le Chameau'' but most were corroded. This type is the lowest weight écu struck during the reign of Louis XV.  
 
   
 
   
 
''Recorded mintage:'' 918,810.
 
''Recorded mintage:'' 918,810.
  
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''Specification:'' 23.59 g, .917 fine silver, .695 troy oz ASW, 38-39 mm diameter, edge lettered DOMINE SALVUM FAC REGEM, designed by Norbert Roëttiers.
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''Specification:'' 23.59 g, 0.917 fine silver, .695 troy oz ASW, 38-39 mm diameter, edge lettered DOMINE SALVUM FAC REGEM, designed by Norbert Roëttiers.
  
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''Catalog reference:'' Duplessy 1670; [[Silver crowns by Davenport number|Dav-1329]]; KM 472.1, Gadoury 320, Dr/5 no. 745, Dr/4 no. 818, Dr/2 no. 574.
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''Catalog reference:'' Duplessy 1670; [[Silver crowns by Davenport number|Dav-1329]]; KM 472.1, Gadoury 320, Dr/5 no. 745, Dr/4 № 818, Dr/2 № 574.
  
 
''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
 
''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
 
* <sup>[2]</sup>Droulers, Frédéric, ''Répertoire General des Monnaies de Louis XIII à Louis XVI (1610-1792), 4e édition.'' Paris: AFPN, 2009.
 
* <sup>[2]</sup>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.
 
* 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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* Michael, Thomas, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
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* Davenport, John S., ''European Crowns, 1700-1800, 2nd Ed.,'' London: Spink & Son, 1964.
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* Davenport, John S., ''European Crowns, 1700-1800, 2nd Ed.,'' London: Spink & Son, 1964.  
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* Michael, Thomas, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.  
 
* <sup>[1]</sup>Künker Münzauktionen und Goldhandel, ''Catalog 263, The Friedrich Popken collection of gold and silver coinages | Coins and Medals from Medieval and Modern Times, a. o. the collection of Ernst Otto Horn, part III,'' Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2015.  
 
* <sup>[1]</sup>Künker Münzauktionen und Goldhandel, ''Catalog 263, The Friedrich Popken collection of gold and silver coinages | Coins and Medals from Medieval and Modern Times, a. o. the collection of Ernst Otto Horn, part III,'' Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2015.  
  
 
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* [[France 1724-A 1/2 ecu|1724-A ''demi-écu aux 8 L'']]
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* [[France 1724-B ecu Dav-1328|1724-B ''écu au grand écusson de France'']]
 
* [[France 1724-D ecu Dav-1329|1724-D ''écu aux 8 L'']]
 
* [[France 1724-D ecu Dav-1329|1724-D ''écu aux 8 L'']]
 
* [[France 1724-N ecu Dav-1329|1724-N ''écu aux 8 L'']]
 
* [[France 1724-N ecu Dav-1329|1724-N ''écu aux 8 L'']]
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* [[France 1724-9 ecu|1724-9 ''écu aux 8 L'']]
 
* [[France 1724-9 ecu|1724-9 ''écu aux 8 L'']]
 
* [[France 1724-V ecu Dav-1328|1724-V ''écu au grand écusson de France'']]
 
* [[France 1724-V ecu Dav-1328|1724-V ''écu au grand écusson de France'']]
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* [[France 1724-X ecu Dav-1328|1724-X ''écu au grand écusson de France'']]
 
* [[France 1724-A louis d'or|1724-A ''louis d'or Mirliton, grandes palmes'']]
 
* [[France 1724-A louis d'or|1724-A ''louis d'or Mirliton, grandes palmes'']]
 
* [[France 1724-B louis d'or|1724-B ''louis d'or Mirliton, grandes palmes'']]
 
* [[France 1724-B louis d'or|1724-B ''louis d'or Mirliton, grandes palmes'']]
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* [[France 1724-9 louis d'or|1724-9 ''louis d'or Mirliton, grandes palmes'']]
 
* [[France 1724-9 louis d'or|1724-9 ''louis d'or Mirliton, grandes palmes'']]
 
* [[France 1724-& louis d'or|1724-& ''louis d'or Mirliton, grandes palmes'']]
 
* [[France 1724-& louis d'or|1724-& ''louis d'or Mirliton, grandes palmes'']]
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* [[France 1724-Pau louis d'or|1724 ''louis d'or Mirliton du Béarn, palmes longues'']]
 
* [[France 1724-A 2 louis d'or|1724-A ''double louis d'or Mirliton'']]
 
* [[France 1724-A 2 louis d'or|1724-A ''double louis d'or Mirliton'']]
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* [[France 1725-H ecu|1725-H ''écu aux 8 L'']]
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* [[France 1725-I ecu|1725-I ''écu aux 8 L'']]
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* [[France 1725-N ecu|1725-N ''écu aux 8 L'']]
 
* [[France 1725-P ecu|1725-P ''écu aux huit L'']]
 
* [[France 1725-P ecu|1725-P ''écu aux huit L'']]
 
* [[France 1725-Q ecu|1725-Q ''écu aux huit L'']]
 
* [[France 1725-Q ecu|1725-Q ''écu aux huit L'']]

Latest revision as of 14:51, 2 October 2025

Künker sale 263, lot 1701

This specimen was lot 1701 in Künker sale 263 (Osnabrück, June 2015), where it sold for €2,000 (about US$2,584 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"KÖNIGREICH Louis XV, 1715-1774. Ecu aux huit L 1724, A, Paris. Prachtexemplar. Herrliche Patina, vorzüglich-Stempelglanz. (kingdom of France, Louis XV, 1715-74, écu of eight "L's" of 1724, Paris mint. Proof example, toned, extremely fine to uncirculated.)"

An écu aux 8 L of the Paris mint, struck while Louis XV was a minor. Droulers[2] notes the type as rather scarce as most were melted in the great reform of 1726. A number were recovered from the wreck of Le Chameau but most were corroded. This type is the lowest weight écu struck during the reign of Louis XV.

Recorded mintage: 918,810.

Specification: 23.59 g, 0.917 fine silver, .695 troy oz ASW, 38-39 mm diameter, edge lettered DOMINE SALVUM FAC REGEM, designed by Norbert Roëttiers.

Catalog reference: Duplessy 1670; Dav-1329; KM 472.1, Gadoury 320, Dr/5 no. 745, Dr/4 № 818, Dr/2 № 574.

Source:

  • [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.
  • Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1700-1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1964.
  • Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
  • [1]Künker Münzauktionen und Goldhandel, Catalog 263, The Friedrich Popken collection of gold and silver coinages | Coins and Medals from Medieval and Modern Times, a. o. the collection of Ernst Otto Horn, part III, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2015.

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