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[[Image:France Kunker 263-01688.jpg|550px|thumb|Künker sale 263, lot 1688; note: the image of the reverse is upside down]]
 
[[Image:France Kunker 263-01688.jpg|550px|thumb|Künker sale 263, lot 1688; note: the image of the reverse is upside down]]
  
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This specimen was lot 1688 in Künker sale 263 (Osnabruck, June 2015), where it sold for €900 (about US$1,163 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''KÖNIGREICH Louis XIV, 1643-1715. Ecu aux huit L 1691, Münzzeichen "9", Rennes. Réformation. Überdurchschnittlich erhalten, übliche Überprägungsspuren, hübsche Patina, vorzüglich.'' (kingdom of [[France]], Louis XIV, 1643-1715, écu aux huit L of 1691, Renne mint, struck over an earlier coin. Toned, extremely fine.)"</blockquote> The specimen shown is an écu aux 8 L struck in Rennes during the reign of Louis XIV. This type was struck 1690-93 in large quantities, mostly overstriking older écus ("flans reformés"--see the specimen shown for the visible undertype). It was succeeded by the ''écu aux palmes''. Droulers<sup>[1]</sup> prices this date as common, but even a common date is priced two and a half times that of an ''écu à la mèche longue''.  
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This specimen was lot 1688 in Künker sale 263 (Osnabrück, June 2015), where it sold for €900 (about US$1,163 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''KÖNIGREICH Louis XIV, 1643-1715. Ecu aux huit L 1691, Münzzeichen "9", Rennes. Réformation. Überdurchschnittlich erhalten, übliche Überprägungsspuren, hübsche Patina, vorzüglich.'' (kingdom of [[France]], Louis XIV, 1643-1715, écu aux huit L of 1691, Renne mint, struck over an earlier coin. Toned, extremely fine.)"</blockquote> The specimen shown is an écu aux 8 L struck in Rennes during the reign of Louis XIV. This type was struck 1690-93 in large quantities, mostly overstriking older écus ("flans reformés"--see the specimen shown for the visible undertype). It was succeeded by the ''écu aux palmes''. Droulers<sup>[1]</sup> prices this date as common, but even a common date is priced two and a half times that of an ''écu à la mèche longue''.  
  
 
''Recorded mintage:'' 78,528 on new blanks plus 1,939,907 "reformed"<sup>[1]</sup>.
 
''Recorded mintage:'' 78,528 on new blanks plus 1,939,907 "reformed"<sup>[1]</sup>.
  
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''Specification:'' 27.45 g, .917 fine silver, 39-41 mm diameter, lettered edge, designed by Joseph Roëttiers.
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''Specification:'' 27.45 g, 0.917 fine silver, 39-41 mm diameter, lettered edge, designed by Joseph Roëttiers.
  
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''Catalog reference:'' Dr/4 no. 508, Dr/2 no. 396, [[Silver crowns by Davenport number|Dav-3811]]; Duplessy 1514 A; Gadoury 216.  
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''Catalog reference:'' Dr/4 № 508, Dr/2 № 396, [[Silver crowns by Davenport number|Dav-3811]]; Duplessy 1514 A; Gadoury 216.  
  
 
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* [[France 1691-& 4 sols|1691-& 4 ''sols aux deux L'']]
 
* [[France 1691-& 4 sols|1691-& 4 ''sols aux deux L'']]
 
* [[France 1691-9 4 sols|1691-9 4 ''sols aux deux L'']]
 
* [[France 1691-9 4 sols|1691-9 4 ''sols aux deux L'']]
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* [[France 1691-A 1/12 ecu|1691-A 1/12 ''d'écu aux 8 L'']]
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* [[France 1691-A 1/12 ecu|1691-A ''douzième d'écu aux 8 L'']]
 
* [[France 1691-A 1/4 ecu|1691-A ''quart d'écu aux 8 L'']]
 
* [[France 1691-A 1/4 ecu|1691-A ''quart d'écu aux 8 L'']]
 
* [[France 1691-B 1/4 ecu|1691-B ''quart d'écu aux 8 L'']]
 
* [[France 1691-B 1/4 ecu|1691-B ''quart d'écu aux 8 L'']]
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* [[France 1691-A ecu|1691-A ''écu aux 8 L'']]
 
* [[France 1691-A ecu|1691-A ''écu aux 8 L'']]
 
* [[France 1691-B ecu|1691-B ''écu aux 8 L'']]
 
* [[France 1691-B ecu|1691-B ''écu aux 8 L'']]
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* [[France 1691-G ecu|1691-G ''écu aux 8 L'']]
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* [[France 1691-H ecu|1691-H ''écu aux 8 L'']]
 
* [[France 1691-L ecu|1691-L ''écu aux 8 L'']]
 
* [[France 1691-L ecu|1691-L ''écu aux 8 L'']]
 
* [[France 1691-M ecu|1691-M ''écu aux 8 L'', Toulouse mint]]
 
* [[France 1691-M ecu|1691-M ''écu aux 8 L'', Toulouse mint]]
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* [[France 1691-P ecu|1691-P ''écu aux huit L'']]
 
* [[France 1691-P ecu|1691-P ''écu aux huit L'']]
 
* [[France 1691-S ecu|1691-S ''écu aux 8 L'']]
 
* [[France 1691-S ecu|1691-S ''écu aux 8 L'']]
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* [[France 1691-D 1/2 louis d'or|1691-D ''demi-louis d'or à l'écu'']]
 
* [[France 1691-I 1/2 louis d'or|1691-I ''demi-louis d'or à l'écu'']]
 
* [[France 1691-I 1/2 louis d'or|1691-I ''demi-louis d'or à l'écu'']]
 
* [[France 1691-N 1/2 louis d'or|1691-N ''demi-louis d'or à l'écu'']]
 
* [[France 1691-N 1/2 louis d'or|1691-N ''demi-louis d'or à l'écu'']]
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* [[France 1691-P 1/2 louis d'or|1691-P ''demi-louis d'or à l'écu'']]
 
* [[France 1691-9 1/2 louis d'or|1691-9 ''demi-louis d'or à l'écu'']]
 
* [[France 1691-9 1/2 louis d'or|1691-9 ''demi-louis d'or à l'écu'']]
 
* [[France 1691-D louis d'or|1691-D ''louis d'or à l'écu'']]
 
* [[France 1691-D louis d'or|1691-D ''louis d'or à l'écu'']]
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* [[France 1691-Ḿ louis d'or|1691-M ''louis d'or à l'écu'', Metz mint]]
 
* [[France 1691-Ḿ louis d'or|1691-M ''louis d'or à l'écu'', Metz mint]]
 
* [[France 1691-& louis d'or|1691-& ''louis d'or à l'écu'']]
 
* [[France 1691-& louis d'or|1691-& ''louis d'or à l'écu'']]
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* [[France 1691-A 2 louis d'or|1691-A ''double louis d'or à l'écu'']]
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* [[France 1691-B 2 louis d'or|1691-B ''double louis d'or à l'écu'']]
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* [[France 1691-I 2 louis d'or|1691-I ''double louis d'or à l'écu'']]
 
* [[France 1691-& 2 louis d'or|1691-& ''double louis d'or à l'écu'']]
 
* [[France 1691-& 2 louis d'or|1691-& ''double louis d'or à l'écu'']]
 
* [[France 1692-K ecu|1692-K ''écu aux 8 L'']]
 
* [[France 1692-K ecu|1692-K ''écu aux 8 L'']]

Latest revision as of 15:52, 30 March 2026

Künker sale 263, lot 1688; note: the image of the reverse is upside down

This specimen was lot 1688 in Künker sale 263 (Osnabrück, June 2015), where it sold for €900 (about US$1,163 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"KÖNIGREICH Louis XIV, 1643-1715. Ecu aux huit L 1691, Münzzeichen "9", Rennes. Réformation. Überdurchschnittlich erhalten, übliche Überprägungsspuren, hübsche Patina, vorzüglich. (kingdom of France, Louis XIV, 1643-1715, écu aux huit L of 1691, Renne mint, struck over an earlier coin. Toned, extremely fine.)"

The specimen shown is an écu aux 8 L struck in Rennes during the reign of Louis XIV. This type was struck 1690-93 in large quantities, mostly overstriking older écus ("flans reformés"--see the specimen shown for the visible undertype). It was succeeded by the écu aux palmes. Droulers[1] prices this date as common, but even a common date is priced two and a half times that of an écu à la mèche longue.

Recorded mintage: 78,528 on new blanks plus 1,939,907 "reformed"[1].

Specification: 27.45 g, 0.917 fine silver, 39-41 mm diameter, lettered edge, designed by Joseph Roëttiers.

Catalog reference: Dr/4 № 508, Dr/2 № 396, Dav-3811; Duplessy 1514 A; Gadoury 216.

Source:

  • [1]Droulers, Frédéric, Répertoire General des Monnaies de Louis XIII à Louis XVI (1610-1792), 4e édition. Paris: AFPN, 2009.
  • Duplessy, Jean, Les Monnaies Françaises Royales de Hugues Capet à Louis XVI (987-1793), Tome II, 2e édition, Paris: Maison Platt, 1999.
  • Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
  • Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1600-1700, Galesburg, IL, 1974.
  • [2]Künker Münzauktionen und Goldhandel, Catalog 263, The Friedrich Popken collection of gold and silver coinages | Coins and Medals from Medieval and Modern Times, a. o. the collection of Ernst Otto Horn, part III, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2015.

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