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''Specification:'' 9.71 g, 0.917 fine silver, 26-31 mm diameter, plain edge, this specimen 9,41 g. | ''Specification:'' 9.71 g, 0.917 fine silver, 26-31 mm diameter, plain edge, this specimen 9,41 g. | ||
| − | ''Catalog reference:'' Dr/4 № 105, Dr/2 № 86, Dupl | + | ''Catalog reference:'' Dr/4 № 105, Dr/2 № 86, Dupl-1332; Gad-27. |
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* [[France 1622-L 1/4 ecu|1622-L ''quart d'écu au marteau'']] | * [[France 1622-L 1/4 ecu|1622-L ''quart d'écu au marteau'']] | ||
* [[France 1628-A denier tournois]] ''au buste juvénile barbu'' | * [[France 1628-A denier tournois]] ''au buste juvénile barbu'' | ||
| − | * [[France 1641-L 1/4 ecu|1641-L ''quart d'écu au marteau'']] | + | * [[France 1628-F 1/8 ecu|1628-F ''huitième d'écu de Navarre'', St-Palais mint]] |
| + | * [[France 1641-L 1/4 ecu|1641-L ''quart d'écu au marteau, croix de face'']] | ||
* [[Coins and currency dated 1628]] | * [[Coins and currency dated 1628]] | ||
* return to [[French royal coinage (to 1793)]] | * return to [[French royal coinage (to 1793)]] | ||
[[Category: Silver minors of France]][[Category:Selections from Jean Elsen sale 138]] | [[Category: Silver minors of France]][[Category:Selections from Jean Elsen sale 138]] | ||
Latest revision as of 09:19, 31 March 2026
This specimen was lot 1025 in Jean Elsen sale 138 (Brussels, September 2018), where it sold for €90 (about US$125 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"FRANCE, Royaume, Louis XIII (1610-1643), AR quart d'écu, 1628L, Bayonne. D/ Croix fleurdelisée. R/ Ecu de France couronné, entre II-II. Belle patine. Très Beau. (kingdom of France, Louis XIII, 1610-43, silver quarter écu of 1628, Bayonne mint. Obverse: floriate cross; reverse: crowned arms of France dividing value. Nice toning, very fine.)"
This type was struck for the entire length of Louis XIII's reign from two dozen mints and is common in circulated condition.
Recorded mintage: 119,725 (including some 1/8 écus)[2], a common date.
Specification: 9.71 g, 0.917 fine silver, 26-31 mm diameter, plain edge, this specimen 9,41 g.
Catalog reference: Dr/4 № 105, Dr/2 № 86, Dupl-1332; Gad-27.
- Duplessy, Jean, Les Monnaies Françaises Royales de Hugues Capet à Louis XVI (987-1793), Tome II, 2e édition, Paris: Maison Platt, 1999.
- [2]Droulers, Frédéric, Répertoire General des Monnaies de Louis XIII à Louis XVI (1610-1792), 4e édition. Paris: AFPN, 2009.
- Gadoury, Victor, Monnaies Royales Françaises, 1610-1792, 4me éd., Monaco: Éditions Victor Gadoury, 2012.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 138, Collection A. BLONDEL, Collection M. HENDRICKX, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils, S.A., 2018.
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