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[[Image:France 1605-Mor 1-8 ecu obv JElsen 114-1163.jpg|300px|thumb|Jean Elsen sale 114, lot 1163]] | [[Image:France 1605-Mor 1-8 ecu obv JElsen 114-1163.jpg|300px|thumb|Jean Elsen sale 114, lot 1163]] | ||
[[Image:France 1605-Mor 1-8 ecu rev JElsen 114-1163.jpg|300px|thumb]] | [[Image:France 1605-Mor 1-8 ecu rev JElsen 114-1163.jpg|300px|thumb]] | ||
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| − | This specimen was lot 1163 in Jean Elsen sale 114 (Brussels, September 2012) where it sold for €80 (about US$124 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[2]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''FRANCE ROYALE, Henri IV (1589-1610), AR huitième d'écu | + | This specimen was lot 1163 in Jean Elsen sale 114 (Brussels, September 2012) where it sold for €80 (about US$124 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[2]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''FRANCE ROYALE, Henri IV (1589-1610), AR huitième d'écu du Béarn, 1605, Morlaàs. Frappé au marteau. Droit: Croix fleurdelisée. Revers: Ecu couronné, parti de France et Navarre-Béarn, accosté de V-III. Très Beau.'' (France, Henry IV, 1589-1610, silver eighth écu of Béarn of 1605, Morlaàs mint. Hammered, obverse: floriate cross; reverse: crowned arms of France and Navarre-Béarn divide "V-III". Very fine.)"</blockquote> This eighth écu was struck by the hammer at at least a dozen mints starting in the time of Henry III (1580) and continuing into the reign of Louis XIV (1651). |
''Reported Mintage:'' unknown. | ''Reported Mintage:'' unknown. | ||
| − | ''Specification:'' 4.85 g, .833 fine silver, 24-26 mm diameter. | + | ''Specification:'' 4.85 g, 0.833 fine silver, 24-26 mm diameter. |
| − | ''Catalog reference:'' Dupl., 1241; Ciani-1531; Laf., 1100. | + | ''Catalog reference:'' Sb 4708 (unlisted date), Dupl., 1241; Ciani-1531; Laf., 1100. |
''[[Bibliography|Source:]]'' | ''[[Bibliography|Source:]]'' | ||
* 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. | ||
| + | * Roberts, James N., ''The Silver Coins of Medieval France (476-1610 AD)'', S. Salem, NY: Attic Books, 1996. | ||
* Sombart, Stéphan, ''Franciae IV: Catalogue des Monnaies Royales Françaises de François Ier à Henri IV (1540-1610)'', Paris: Éditions les Chevau-légers, 1997. | * Sombart, Stéphan, ''Franciae IV: Catalogue des Monnaies Royales Françaises de François Ier à Henri IV (1540-1610)'', Paris: Éditions les Chevau-légers, 1997. | ||
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* <sup>[2]</sup>Elsen, Philippe, et al., ''Vente Publique 114,'' Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils, S.A., 2012. | * <sup>[2]</sup>Elsen, Philippe, et al., ''Vente Publique 114,'' Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils, S.A., 2012. | ||
''Link to:'' | ''Link to:'' | ||
| + | * [[France 1603-T 1/8 ecu|1603-T ''huitiême d'écu, croix feuillue de face'']] | ||
| + | * [[France 1605-L 1/8 ecu|1605-L ''huitième d'écu, croix feuillue de face'']] | ||
* [[France 1605-I 1/2 franc|1605-I ''demi-franc'']] | * [[France 1605-I 1/2 franc|1605-I ''demi-franc'']] | ||
* [[France 1605-C 1/4 ecu|1605-C ''quart d'écu'']] | * [[France 1605-C 1/4 ecu|1605-C ''quart d'écu'']] | ||
* [[France 1605-9 1/4 ecu|1605-9 ''quart d'écu'']] | * [[France 1605-9 1/4 ecu|1605-9 ''quart d'écu'']] | ||
| − | * [[France 1605-Mor 1/4 ecu|1605 ''quart d'écu | + | * [[France 1605-Mor 1/4 ecu|1605 ''quart d'écu du Béarn'', Morlaàs mint]] |
| − | * [[France | + | * [[France 1607-Mor 1/8 ecu|1607 ''huitième d'écu du Béarn'', Morlaas mint]] |
* [[Coins and currency dated 1605]] | * [[Coins and currency dated 1605]] | ||
* return to [[French royal coinage (to 1793)]] | * return to [[French royal coinage (to 1793)]] | ||
[[Category:Silver minors of France]][[Category:Selections from Jean Elsen sale 114]] | [[Category:Silver minors of France]][[Category:Selections from Jean Elsen sale 114]] | ||
Latest revision as of 21:09, 26 October 2025
This specimen was lot 1163 in Jean Elsen sale 114 (Brussels, September 2012) where it sold for €80 (about US$124 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[2] noted,
"FRANCE ROYALE, Henri IV (1589-1610), AR huitième d'écu du Béarn, 1605, Morlaàs. Frappé au marteau. Droit: Croix fleurdelisée. Revers: Ecu couronné, parti de France et Navarre-Béarn, accosté de V-III. Très Beau. (France, Henry IV, 1589-1610, silver eighth écu of Béarn of 1605, Morlaàs mint. Hammered, obverse: floriate cross; reverse: crowned arms of France and Navarre-Béarn divide "V-III". Very fine.)"
This eighth écu was struck by the hammer at at least a dozen mints starting in the time of Henry III (1580) and continuing into the reign of Louis XIV (1651).
Reported Mintage: unknown.
Specification: 4.85 g, 0.833 fine silver, 24-26 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: Sb 4708 (unlisted date), Dupl., 1241; Ciani-1531; Laf., 1100.
- Duplessy, Jean, Les Monnaies Françaises Royales de Hugues Capet à Louis XVI (987-1793), Tome II, 2e édition, Paris: Maison Platt, 1999.
- Roberts, James N., The Silver Coins of Medieval France (476-1610 AD), S. Salem, NY: Attic Books, 1996.
- Sombart, Stéphan, Franciae IV: Catalogue des Monnaies Royales Françaises de François Ier à Henri IV (1540-1610), Paris: Éditions les Chevau-légers, 1997.
- [2]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 114, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils, S.A., 2012.
Link to:
- 1603-T huitiême d'écu, croix feuillue de face
- 1605-L huitième d'écu, croix feuillue de face
- 1605-I demi-franc
- 1605-C quart d'écu
- 1605-9 quart d'écu
- 1605 quart d'écu du Béarn, Morlaàs mint
- 1607 huitième d'écu du Béarn, Morlaas mint
- Coins and currency dated 1605
- return to French royal coinage (to 1793)