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[[Image:France S46-330.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 46, lot 330]]
 
[[Image:France S46-330.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 46, lot 330]]
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This specimen was lot 330 in Sincona sale 46 (Zurich, May 2018), where it sold for 700 CHF (about US$840 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''Frankreich, Charles IX. 1560-1574. Ecu dor 1562, Lyon. Gutes sehr schön.'' (kingdom of [[France]], Charles IX, 1560-74, écu d'or of 1562, Lyon mint. Good very fine.)"</blockquote> This coin is called the ''écu d'or au soleil'' in Duplessy with a face value of fifty ''sols tournois'' and is noted with many variations in obverse and reverse legends. This specimen has a Roman numeral date. This type was the standard gold coin of France prior to the introduction of the milled ''louis d'or'' in 1641.  
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This specimen was lot 330 in Sincona sale 46 (Zürich, May 2018), where it sold for 700 CHF (about US$840 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''Frankreich, Charles IX. 1560-1574. Ecu dor 1562, Lyon. Gutes sehr schön.'' (kingdom of [[France]], Charles IX, 1560-74, écu d'or of 1562, Lyon mint. Good very fine.)"</blockquote> This coin is called the ''écu d'or au soleil'' in Duplessy with a face value of fifty ''sols tournois'' and is noted with many variations in obverse and reverse legends. This specimen has a Roman numeral date. This type was the standard gold coin of France prior to the introduction of the milled ''louis d'or'' in 1641.  
  
 
''Recorded mintage:'' 4,219.
 
''Recorded mintage:'' 4,219.
  
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''Specification:'' 3.37 g, .958 fine gold, this specimen 3.36 g.  
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''Specification:'' 3.37 g, 0.958 fine gold, this specimen 3.36 g.  
  
 
''Catalog reference:'' Duplessy 1057, Fr-378, Sb-4904.  
 
''Catalog reference:'' Duplessy 1057, Fr-378, Sb-4904.  
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* 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.
 
* Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, ''Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed.,'' Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.  
 
* Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, ''Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed.,'' Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.  
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* <sup>[1]</sup>Richter, Jürg, ''Auction 46, Gold Coins and Medals,'' Zurich: Sincona AG, 2018.  
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* <sup>[1]</sup>Richter, Jürg, ''Auction 46, Gold Coins and Medals,'' Zürich: Sincona AG, 2018.  
  
 
''Link to:''
 
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* [[France 1561-B henri d'or|1561-B ''henri d'or'']]
 
* [[France 1561-B henri d'or|1561-B ''henri d'or'']]
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* [[France 1562-D teston|1562-D teston]]
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* [[France 1562-H teston|1562-H teston]]
 
* [[France 1562-L teston|1562-L teston]]
 
* [[France 1562-L teston|1562-L teston]]
 
* [[France 1562-Z teston|1562-Z ''teston du Dauphiné'']]
 
* [[France 1562-Z teston|1562-Z ''teston du Dauphiné'']]
 
* [[France 1562-A ecu d'or|1562-A ''écu d'or au soleil'']]
 
* [[France 1562-A ecu d'or|1562-A ''écu d'or au soleil'']]
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* [[France 1564-H ecu d'or|1564-H ''écu d'or au soleil'', La Rochelle mint]]
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* [[France 1562-K ecu d'or|1562-K ''écu d'or au soleil'']]
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* [[France 1562-N ecu d'or|1562-N ''écu d'or au soleil'']]
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* [[France 1562-9 ecu d'or|1562-9 ''écu d'or au soleil'']]
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* [[France 1563-A ecu d'or|1563-A ''écu d'or au soleil'']]
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* [[France 1563-B ecu d'or|1563-B ''écu d'or au soleil'']]
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* [[France 1563-C ecu d'or|1563-C ''écu d'or au soleil'']]
 
* [[Coins and currency dated 1562]]
 
* [[Coins and currency dated 1562]]
 
* return to [[French royal coinage (to 1793)]]
 
* return to [[French royal coinage (to 1793)]]
  
 
[[Category:Selections from Sincona sale 46, 47]][[Category:Gold coins of France]]
 
[[Category:Selections from Sincona sale 46, 47]][[Category:Gold coins of France]]

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Sincona sale 46, lot 330

This specimen was lot 330 in Sincona sale 46 (Zürich, May 2018), where it sold for 700 CHF (about US$840 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"Frankreich, Charles IX. 1560-1574. Ecu dor 1562, Lyon. Gutes sehr schön. (kingdom of France, Charles IX, 1560-74, écu d'or of 1562, Lyon mint. Good very fine.)"

This coin is called the écu d'or au soleil in Duplessy with a face value of fifty sols tournois and is noted with many variations in obverse and reverse legends. This specimen has a Roman numeral date. This type was the standard gold coin of France prior to the introduction of the milled louis d'or in 1641.

Recorded mintage: 4,219.

Specification: 3.37 g, 0.958 fine gold, this specimen 3.36 g.

Catalog reference: Duplessy 1057, Fr-378, Sb-4904.

Source:

  • Duplessy, Jean, Les Monnaies Françaises Royales de Hugues Capet à Louis XVI (987-1793), Tome II, 2e édition, Paris: Maison Platt, 1999.
  • Sombart, Stéphan, Franciae IV: Catalogue des Monnaies Royales Françaises de François Ier à Henri IV (1540-1610), Paris: Éditions les Chevau-légers, 1997.
  • Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
  • [1]Richter, Jürg, Auction 46, Gold Coins and Medals, Zürich: Sincona AG, 2018.

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