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''Recorded mintage:'' 4,219. | ''Recorded mintage:'' 4,219. | ||
| − | ''Specification:'' 3.37 g, .958 fine gold, this specimen 3.36 g. | + | ''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. | ||
| − | * <sup>[1]</sup>Richter, Jürg, ''Auction 46, Gold Coins and Medals,'' | + | * <sup>[1]</sup>Richter, Jürg, ''Auction 46, Gold Coins and Medals,'' Zürich: Sincona AG, 2018. |
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Latest revision as of 22:52, 3 February 2026
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.
- 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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- 1561-B henri d'or
- 1562-D teston
- 1562-H teston
- 1562-L teston
- 1562-Z teston du Dauphiné
- 1562-A écu d'or au soleil
- 1562-K écu d'or au soleil
- 1562-N écu d'or au soleil
- 1562-9 écu d'or au soleil
- 1563-A écu d'or au soleil
- 1563-B écu d'or au soleil
- 1563-C écu d'or au soleil
- Coins and currency dated 1562
- return to French royal coinage (to 1793)