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[[Image:France 1591-9 quart decu obv JElsen 109-1316.jpg|300px|thumb|Jean Elsen sale 109, part of lot 1316]] | [[Image:France 1591-9 quart decu obv JElsen 109-1316.jpg|300px|thumb|Jean Elsen sale 109, part of lot 1316]] | ||
[[Image:France 1591-9 quart decu rev JElsen 109-1316.jpg|300px|thumb]] | [[Image:France 1591-9 quart decu rev JElsen 109-1316.jpg|300px|thumb]] | ||
| + | [[Image:France 1591-9 quart ecu obv DSLR.jpg|300px|thumb|from the Mountain Groan Collection]] | ||
| + | [[Image:France 1591-9 quart ecu rev DSLR.jpg|300px|thumb]] | ||
| − | + | The first specimen was part of lot 1316 in Jean Elsen sale 109 (Brussels, June 2011) where it sold for 120 euros (about US$203 including buyer's fee). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "''FRANCE ROYALE, Henri IV (1589-1610), lot de 5 quarts d'écus frappés à Rennes, 2e type, 1591 (photo), 1604 (2), 1605, 1606. Beau à Très Beau.''" This specimen was struck by the hammer at Rennes during the reign of Henry IV, founder of the Bourbon dynasty (1589-1793). This was the largest silver coin regularly struck in [[France]] prior to the introduction of milled coinage in the 1640's. It had a face value of fifteen ''sols tournois''. | |
''Recorded mintage:'' 99,049. | ''Recorded mintage:'' 99,049. | ||
| − | ''Specification:'' 9.71 g, .917 fine silver. | + | ''Specification:'' 9.71 g, 0.917 fine silver. |
''Catalog reference:'' Duplessy 1224, Sb-4686. | ''Catalog reference:'' Duplessy 1224, Sb-4686. | ||
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''Link to:'' | ''Link to:'' | ||
* [[France 1590-H 1/4 ecu|1590-H ''quart d'écu'']] | * [[France 1590-H 1/4 ecu|1590-H ''quart d'écu'']] | ||
| + | * [[France 1591-K 1/2 franc|1591-K ''demi-franc'', Saint-Lizier mint, struck by the Catholic League]] | ||
* [[France 1591-A 1/4 ecu|1591-A ''quart d'écu'', Charles X]] | * [[France 1591-A 1/4 ecu|1591-A ''quart d'écu'', Charles X]] | ||
* [[France 1591-B 1/4 ecu|1591-B ''quart d'écu'', Charles X]] | * [[France 1591-B 1/4 ecu|1591-B ''quart d'écu'', Charles X]] | ||
* [[France 1591-T 1/4 ecu|1591-T ''quart d'écu'', Charles X]] | * [[France 1591-T 1/4 ecu|1591-T ''quart d'écu'', Charles X]] | ||
| + | * [[France 1591-A ecu d'or Fr-389|1591-A ''écu d'or au soleil'', Charles X]] | ||
* [[France 1592-B 1/8 ecu|1592-B ''huitième d'écu'', Charles X]] | * [[France 1592-B 1/8 ecu|1592-B ''huitième d'écu'', Charles X]] | ||
* [[France 1597-L 1/4 ecu|1597-L ''quart d'écu'']] | * [[France 1597-L 1/4 ecu|1597-L ''quart d'écu'']] | ||
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* 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 109]] | + | [[Category:Silver minors of France]][[Category:Selections from Jean Elsen sale 109]][[Category:Selections from the Mountain Groan Collection]] |
Latest revision as of 13:52, 1 April 2026
The first specimen was part of lot 1316 in Jean Elsen sale 109 (Brussels, June 2011) where it sold for 120 euros (about US$203 including buyer's fee). The catalog description[1] noted, "FRANCE ROYALE, Henri IV (1589-1610), lot de 5 quarts d'écus frappés à Rennes, 2e type, 1591 (photo), 1604 (2), 1605, 1606. Beau à Très Beau." This specimen was struck by the hammer at Rennes during the reign of Henry IV, founder of the Bourbon dynasty (1589-1793). This was the largest silver coin regularly struck in France prior to the introduction of milled coinage in the 1640's. It had a face value of fifteen sols tournois.
Recorded mintage: 99,049.
Specification: 9.71 g, 0.917 fine silver.
Catalog reference: Duplessy 1224, Sb-4686.
- 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.
- [1]Elsen, Philippe, Vente Publique 109, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses fils, S.A., 2011.
Link to:
- 1590-H quart d'écu
- 1591-K demi-franc, Saint-Lizier mint, struck by the Catholic League
- 1591-A quart d'écu, Charles X
- 1591-B quart d'écu, Charles X
- 1591-T quart d'écu, Charles X
- 1591-A écu d'or au soleil, Charles X
- 1592-B huitième d'écu, Charles X
- 1597-L quart d'écu
- Coins and currency dated 1591
- return to French royal coinage (to 1793)