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This specimen was lot 72177 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice Online Auction (Santa Ana, CA, May 2017), where it did not sell. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "FRANCE. 1/4 Ecu, 1605-C. Saint Lo Mint. Henry IV (1589-1610). NGC EF-45. Nice round flan with full legends on both sides." This specimen was struck by the hammer at St.-Lô in Normandy during the reign of Henry IV, founder of the Bourbon dynasty (1589-1793). This was the largest silver coin regularly struck in [[France]] prior to the introduction of milled coinage in the 1640's. It had a face value of fifteen ''sols tournois''. Duplessy notes this type for the St.-Lô and Rennes mints. It varies from the design used at other mints by having crowns at the ends of the cross rather than ''fleurs-de-lys''.  
 
This specimen was lot 72177 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice Online Auction (Santa Ana, CA, May 2017), where it did not sell. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "FRANCE. 1/4 Ecu, 1605-C. Saint Lo Mint. Henry IV (1589-1610). NGC EF-45. Nice round flan with full legends on both sides." This specimen was struck by the hammer at St.-Lô in Normandy during the reign of Henry IV, founder of the Bourbon dynasty (1589-1793). This was the largest silver coin regularly struck in [[France]] prior to the introduction of milled coinage in the 1640's. It had a face value of fifteen ''sols tournois''. Duplessy notes this type for the St.-Lô and Rennes mints. It varies from the design used at other mints by having crowns at the ends of the cross rather than ''fleurs-de-lys''.  
  
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.
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''Recorded mintage:'' 171,241.
  
''Specification:'' 9.71 g, .917 fine silver.
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''Specification:'' 9.71 g, 0.917 fine silver.
  
''Catalog reference:'' KM-28, Duplessy 1230.  
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''Catalog reference:'' KM-28, Duplessy 1230, Sb-4682.  
  
 
''[[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.
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* 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.
 
* Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed.'', Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
 
* Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed.'', Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
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* [[France 1604-L 1/4 ecu|1604-L ''quart d'écu'']]
 
* [[France 1604-L 1/4 ecu|1604-L ''quart d'écu'']]
* [[France 1605-Morlaas 1/8 ecu|1605 ''huitième d'écu de Béarn'', Morlaas mint]]
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* [[France 1605-L 1/8 ecu|1605-L ''huitième d'écu, croix feuillue de face'']]
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* [[France 1605-Morlaas 1/8 ecu|1605 ''huitième d'écu du Béarn'', Morlaas mint]]
 
* [[France 1605-I 1/2 franc|1605-I ''demi-franc'']]
 
* [[France 1605-I 1/2 franc|1605-I ''demi-franc'']]
 
* [[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 de Béarn'', Morlaas mint]]
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* [[France 1605-Mor 1/4 ecu|1605 ''quart d'écu du Béarn'', Morlaas mint]]
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* [[France 1606-C 1/4 ecu|1606-C ''quart d'écu, croix batonnée et couronnée de face'']]
 
* [[France 1606-G 1/4 ecu|1606-G ''quart d'écu'']]  
 
* [[France 1606-G 1/4 ecu|1606-G ''quart d'écu'']]  
 
* [[France 1606-Pau 1/4 ecu|1606 ''quart d'écu du Béarn'', Pau mint]]
 
* [[France 1606-Pau 1/4 ecu|1606 ''quart d'écu du Béarn'', Pau mint]]
* [[France 1607-C 1/4 ecu|1607-C ''quart d'écu'']]
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* [[France 1607-T 1/4 ecu|1607-T ''quart d'écu au marteau'']]
 
* [[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 the Stack's Bowers 2017 Collector's Choice sale]]
 
[[Category:Silver minors of France]][[Category:Selections from the Stack's Bowers 2017 Collector's Choice sale]]

Latest revision as of 21:10, 26 October 2025

from the Stack's Bowers 2017 Collector's Choice sale, lot 72177
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This specimen was lot 72177 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice Online Auction (Santa Ana, CA, May 2017), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted, "FRANCE. 1/4 Ecu, 1605-C. Saint Lo Mint. Henry IV (1589-1610). NGC EF-45. Nice round flan with full legends on both sides." This specimen was struck by the hammer at St.-Lô in Normandy during the reign of Henry IV, founder of the Bourbon dynasty (1589-1793). This was the largest silver coin regularly struck in France prior to the introduction of milled coinage in the 1640's. It had a face value of fifteen sols tournois. Duplessy notes this type for the St.-Lô and Rennes mints. It varies from the design used at other mints by having crowns at the ends of the cross rather than fleurs-de-lys.

Recorded mintage: 171,241.

Specification: 9.71 g, 0.917 fine silver.

Catalog reference: KM-28, Duplessy 1230, Sb-4682.

Source:

  • 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.
  • Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
  • [1]Ponterio, Rick, et al., The May 2017 Collector's Choice Sale, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2017.

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