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''Recorded mintage:'' 241,391 (mostly quarter écus), a rare date as most are. | ''Recorded mintage:'' 241,391 (mostly quarter écus), a rare date as most are. | ||
| − | ''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:'' Sb 4688 (2 ex.), Dupl-1225; Ci., 1526; Laf., 1067. | ''Catalog reference:'' Sb 4688 (2 ex.), Dupl-1225; Ci., 1526; Laf., 1067. | ||
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''[[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. | ||
* 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 1606-Pau 1/4 ecu|1606 ''quart d'écu de Navarre'', St. Palais mint]] | * [[France 1606-Pau 1/4 ecu|1606 ''quart d'écu de Navarre'', St. Palais mint]] | ||
| + | * [[France 1607-Mor 1/8 ecu|1607 ''huitième d'écu du Béarn'', Morlaas mint]] | ||
* [[France 1610-T double tournois|1610-T ''double tournois'', Henry IV]] | * [[France 1610-T double tournois|1610-T ''double tournois'', Henry IV]] | ||
* [[France 1610-9 1/4 ecu|1610-9 ''quart d'écu au marteau'', Henry IV]] | * [[France 1610-9 1/4 ecu|1610-9 ''quart d'écu au marteau'', Henry IV]] | ||
Latest revision as of 20:18, 26 October 2025
This specimen was lot 1146 in Jean Elsen sale 111 (Brussels, December 2011), where it sold for 90 euro (about US$138 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"FRANCE ROYALE, Henri IV (1589-1610), AR huitième d'écu, 1610 L, Bayonne. Droit: Croix feuillue. Revers: Ecu de France couronné, entre V-III. Très Beau. (kingdom of France, Henry IV (1589-1610), silver eighth écu of 1610, Bayonne mint. Obverse: flowered cross; reverse: crowned arms of France 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).
Recorded mintage: 241,391 (mostly quarter écus), a rare date as most are.
Specification: 4.85 g, 0.833 fine silver, 24-26 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: Sb 4688 (2 ex.), Dupl-1225; Ci., 1526; Laf., 1067.
- 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]Elsen, Philippe, Vente Publique 111, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses fils, S.A., 2011.
Link to:
- 1606 quart d'écu de Navarre, St. Palais mint
- 1607 huitième d'écu du Béarn, Morlaas mint
- 1610-T double tournois, Henry IV
- 1610-9 quart d'écu au marteau, Henry IV
- 1610-B écu d'or au soleil, Henry IV
- 1611 huitième d'écu de Navarre, St-Palais mint
- 1611-M demi-franc
- 1615-L quart d'écu au marteau
- Coins and currency dated 1610
- return to French royal coinage (to 1793)