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[[Image:France S63-858.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 63. lot 858]]
 
[[Image:France S63-858.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 63. lot 858]]
  
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This specimen was lot 858 in Sincona sale 63 (Zurich, June 2020), where it sold for 250 CHF (about US$313 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''Frankreich, konigreich, Constitution, 1791-1793. Ecu de 6 livres 1793 / AN 5 D, Lyon. Mit Punkt nach LOI / Avec point après LOI. Vorzüglich Exemplar mit Prägeglanz. Justiert.'' (kingdom of [[France]], constitutional period, écu of six livres of 1793, Lyon mint, with dot after LOI.Extremely fine specimen with mint luster, Adjustment marks.)"</blockquote> This specimen is a "constitutional écu" struck at the Lyon mint, one of a type struck there 1792-93, prior to the trial and execution of the king. Its divisions were the ½, 1/4 and 1/8 écu, struck in billon. The écu was worth $1.10 in the USA before the Civil War. The 1792-A and 1793-A are the most available dates of this scarce type.  
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This specimen was lot 858 in Sincona sale 63 (Zürich, June 2020), where it sold for 250 CHF (about US$313 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''Frankreich, konigreich, Constitution, 1791-1793. Ecu de 6 livres 1793 / AN 5 D, Lyon. Mit Punkt nach LOI / Avec point après LOI. Vorzüglich Exemplar mit Prägeglanz. Justiert.'' (kingdom of [[France]], constitutional period, écu of six livres of 1793, Lyon mint, with dot after LOI.Extremely fine specimen with mint luster, Adjustment marks.)"</blockquote> This specimen is a "constitutional écu" struck at the Lyon mint, one of a type struck there 1792-93, prior to the trial and execution of the king. Its divisions were the ½, 1/4 and 1/8 écu, struck in billon. The écu was worth $1.10 in the USA before the Civil War. The 1792-A and 1793-A are the most available dates of this scarce type.  
  
 
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown but fairly common.
 
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown but fairly common.
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* 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.  
 
* Davenport, John S., ''European Crowns, 1700-1800, 2nd Ed.,'' London: Spink & Son, 1964.  
 
* Davenport, John S., ''European Crowns, 1700-1800, 2nd Ed.,'' London: Spink & Son, 1964.  
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* <sup>[1]</sup>Richter, Jürg, ''Sincona sale 63: Gold and Silver Coins and Medals,'' SINCONA Bullion Auction, Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2020.  
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* <sup>[1]</sup>Richter, Jürg, ''Sincona sale 63: Gold and Silver Coins and Medals,'' SINCONA Bullion Auction, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2020.
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* George Sobin, Jr., ''The Silver Crowns of France, 1640-1973.'' Teaneck, NJ: Richard Margolis, 1974.
  
 
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''Link to:''
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* [[France 1792-A ecu Dav-1333|1792-A ''écu au buste habillé'']]
 
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* [[France 1792-A ecu|1792-A ''écu constitutionnel'']]
 
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* [[France 1792-AA ecu|1792-AA ''écu constitutionnel'']]
 
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* [[France 1792-B ecu|1792-B ''écu constitutionnel'']]
 
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* [[France 1792-BB ecu|1792-BB ''écu constitutionnel'']]
 
 
* [[France 1792-D ecu|1792-D ''écu constitutionnel'']]
 
* [[France 1792-D ecu|1792-D ''écu constitutionnel'']]
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* [[France 1792-H ecu|1792-H ''écu constitutionnel'']]
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* [[France 1793-H 1/2 sol|1793-H ''demi-sol à la balance'']]
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* [[France 1792-I ecu|1792-I ''écu constitutionnel'']]
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* [[France 1793-A 12 deniers|1793-A 12 deniers]]
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* [[France 1792-M ecu|1792-M ''écu constitutionnel'']]
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* [[France 1793-R 12 deniers|1793-R 12 deniers]]
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* [[France 1792-N ecu|1792-N ''écu constitutionnel'']]
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* [[France 1793-W 12 deniers|1793-W 12 deniers]]
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* [[France 1792-R ecu|1792-R ''écu constitutionnel'']]
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* [[France 1793-A sol|1793-A ''sol à la balance'']]
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* [[France 1792-W ecu|1792-W ''écu constitutionnel'']]
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* [[France 1793-AA sol|1793-AA ''sol à la balance'']]
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* [[France 1793-H 1/2 sol|1793-H ''demi-sol aux balance'']]
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* [[France 1793-BB sol au balance|1793-BB ''sol à la balance'']]
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* [[France 1793-T sol|1793-T ''sol à la balance'']]
 
* [[France (1793) 2 sols]] pattern
 
* [[France (1793) 2 sols]] pattern
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* [[France 1793-B 2 sols au balance|1793-B ''deux sols au balance'']]
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* [[France 1793-AA 2 sols KM-621.2|1793-AA ''double sol à la balance'']]
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* [[France 1792-B 2 sols|1792-B 2 sols]]
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* [[France 1793-AA 2 sols KM-621.2|1793-AA ''double sol à la balance'']]
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* [[France (1793) 2 sols]] pattern
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* [[France 1793-B 2 sols au balance|1793-B ''double sol à la balance'']]
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* [[France 1793-B 2 sols au balance|1793-B 2 ''sols au balance'']]
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* [[France 1793-BB 2 sols KM-621.4|1793-BB ''double sol à la balance'']]
 
* [[France 1793-H 2 sols|1793-H ''double sol à la balance'']]
 
* [[France 1793-H 2 sols|1793-H ''double sol à la balance'']]
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* [[France 1793-I 2 sols KM-621.7|1793-I ''double sol à la balance'']]
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* [[France 1793-R 2 sols KM-621.11|1793-R ''double sol à la balance'']]
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* [[France 1793 5 sols]] Brézin's pattern
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* [[France 1793-Pau 15 sols|1793 15 sols du Béarn]]
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* [[France 1793-BB 30 sols|1793-BB 30 sols, "FRANÇAIS"]]
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* [[France 1793-D 30 sols|1793-D 30 sols]]
 
* [[France 1793-I 30 sols|1793-I 30 sols]]
 
* [[France 1793-I 30 sols|1793-I 30 sols]]
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* [[France 1793-K 30 sols|1793-K 30 sols]]
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* [[France 1793-MA 30 sols|1793-MA 30 sols]]
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* [[France 1793-N 30 sols|1793-N 30 sols]]
 
* [[France 1793-Q 30 sols|1793-Q 30 sols]]
 
* [[France 1793-Q 30 sols|1793-Q 30 sols]]
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* [[France 1793-W 30 sols|1793-W 30 sols]]
 
* [[France 1793-A 1/2 ecu|1793-A ''demi-écu constitutionnel'']]
 
* [[France 1793-A 1/2 ecu|1793-A ''demi-écu constitutionnel'']]
 
* [[France 1793 3 livres]], pattern
 
* [[France 1793 3 livres]], pattern
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* [[France 1793-N ecu|1793-N ''écu constitutionnel'']]
 
* [[France 1793-N ecu|1793-N ''écu constitutionnel'']]
 
* [[France 1793-R ecu|1793-R ''écu constitutionnel'']]
 
* [[France 1793-R ecu|1793-R ''écu constitutionnel'']]
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* [[France 1793-T ecu|1793-T ''écu constitutionnel'']]
 
* [[France 1793-A 6 livres|1793-A 6 livres]]
 
* [[France 1793-A 6 livres|1793-A 6 livres]]
 
* [[France 1793-AA 6 livres|1793-AA 6 livres]]
 
* [[France 1793-AA 6 livres|1793-AA 6 livres]]
 
* [[France 1793-BB 6 livres|1793-BB 6 livres]]
 
* [[France 1793-BB 6 livres|1793-BB 6 livres]]
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* [[France 1793-D 6 livres|1793-D 6 livres]]
 
* [[France 1793-L 6 livres|1793-L 6 livres]]
 
* [[France 1793-L 6 livres|1793-L 6 livres]]
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* [[France 1793-MA 6 livres|1793-MA 6 livres]]
 
* [[France 1793-N 6 livres|1793-N 6 livres]]
 
* [[France 1793-N 6 livres|1793-N 6 livres]]
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* [[France 1793-T 6 livres|1793-T 6 livres]]
 
* [[France 1793-W 6 livres|1793-W 6 livres]]
 
* [[France 1793-W 6 livres|1793-W 6 livres]]
 
* [[France 1793-A 24 livres|1793-A 24 livres]]
 
* [[France 1793-A 24 livres|1793-A 24 livres]]
 
* [[France 1793-A louis d'or|1793-A ''louis d'or constitutionnel'']]
 
* [[France 1793-A louis d'or|1793-A ''louis d'or constitutionnel'']]
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* [[France 1793-M louis d'or|1793-M ''louis d'or constitutionnel'']]
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* [[France 1793-A 24 livres|1793-A 24 livres]]
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* [[France 1793-BB 24 livres|1793-BB 24 livres]]
 
* [[France 1793-W 24 livres|1793-W 24 livres]]
 
* [[France 1793-W 24 livres|1793-W 24 livres]]
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* [[France L'AN 2-A centime]], pattern
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* [[France L'AN 2-A 5 decimes]], pattern, statue of Isis
 
* [[France (1794)-B 6 livres|L'AN II (1794)-B 6 livres]]
 
* [[France (1794)-B 6 livres|L'AN II (1794)-B 6 livres]]
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* [[France (1794)-W 6 livres|L'AN II (1794)-W 6 livres]]
 
* [[Coins and currency dated 1793]]
 
* [[Coins and currency dated 1793]]
 
* return to [[French royal coinage (to 1793)]]
 
* return to [[French royal coinage (to 1793)]]
  
 
[[Category:Silver ecus of France]][[Category:Selections from Sincona sale 63, 64]]
 
[[Category:Silver ecus of France]][[Category:Selections from Sincona sale 63, 64]]

Latest revision as of 11:32, 21 October 2025

Sincona sale 63. lot 858

This specimen was lot 858 in Sincona sale 63 (Zürich, June 2020), where it sold for 250 CHF (about US$313 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"Frankreich, konigreich, Constitution, 1791-1793. Ecu de 6 livres 1793 / AN 5 D, Lyon. Mit Punkt nach LOI / Avec point après LOI. Vorzüglich Exemplar mit Prägeglanz. Justiert. (kingdom of France, constitutional period, écu of six livres of 1793, Lyon mint, with dot after LOI.Extremely fine specimen with mint luster, Adjustment marks.)"

This specimen is a "constitutional écu" struck at the Lyon mint, one of a type struck there 1792-93, prior to the trial and execution of the king. Its divisions were the ½, 1/4 and 1/8 écu, struck in billon. The écu was worth $1.10 in the USA before the Civil War. The 1792-A and 1793-A are the most available dates of this scarce type.

Recorded mintage: unknown but fairly common.

Specification: 29.48 g, 0.917 fine silver, 39 mm diameter, lettered edge; this specimen 29.30 g.

Catalog reference: Dav-1335; Gad-55.

Sources:

  • Gadoury, Victor, Monnaies Françaises, 1789-2019, 24me éd., Monaco: Éditions Victor Gadoury, 2019.
  • Duplessy, Jean, Les Monnaies Françaises Royales de Hugues Capet à Louis XVI (987-1793), Tome II, 2e édition, Paris: Maison Platt, 1999.
  • 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.
  • [1]Richter, Jürg, Sincona sale 63: Gold and Silver Coins and Medals, SINCONA Bullion Auction, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2020.
  • George Sobin, Jr., The Silver Crowns of France, 1640-1973. Teaneck, NJ: Richard Margolis, 1974.

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