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[[Image:France S63-790.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 63, lot 790]] | [[Image:France S63-790.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 63, lot 790]] | ||
| − | This specimen was lot 790 in Sincona sale 63 ( | + | This specimen was lot 790 in Sincona sale 63 (Zürich, June 2020), where it sold for 255 CHF (about US$320 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''Frankreich, konigreich, Louis XIV. 1643-1715. Ecu aux huit L 1692 "9", Rennes. Réformation. Sehr schön.'' (kingdom of [[France]], Louis XIV, 1643-1715, écu of the eight L's of 1692, Rennes mint. reformed blank. Very 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"). It was succeeded by the ''écu aux palmes.'' Droulers<sup>[2]</sup> prices this date about 15% higher than common, but even a common date is priced two and a half times that of an [[France 1652-C ecu|''écu à la mèche longue.'']] |
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown but all rf<sup>[2]</sup>. | ''Recorded mintage:'' unknown but all rf<sup>[2]</sup>. | ||
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* Gadoury, Victor, ''Monnaies Royales Françaises, 1610-1792, 5me éd.,'' Monaco: Éditions Victor Gadoury, 2018. | * Gadoury, Victor, ''Monnaies Royales Françaises, 1610-1792, 5me éd.,'' Monaco: Éditions Victor Gadoury, 2018. | ||
* Davenport, John S., ''European Crowns, 1600-1700,'' Galesburg, IL, 1974. | * Davenport, John S., ''European Crowns, 1600-1700,'' Galesburg, IL, 1974. | ||
| − | * <sup>[1]</sup>Richter, Jürg, ''Sincona sale 63: Gold and Silver Coins and Medals,'' SINCONA Bullion Auction, | + | * <sup>[1]</sup>Richter, Jürg, ''Sincona sale 63: Gold and Silver Coins and Medals,'' SINCONA Bullion Auction, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2020 |
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* [[France 1692-M louis d'or|1692-M ''louis d'or à l'écu'', Toulouse mint]] | * [[France 1692-M louis d'or|1692-M ''louis d'or à l'écu'', Toulouse mint]] | ||
* [[France 1692-Ḿ louis d'or|1692-M ''louis d'or à l'écu'', Metz mint]] | * [[France 1692-Ḿ louis d'or|1692-M ''louis d'or à l'écu'', Metz mint]] | ||
| + | * [[France 1692-O louis d'or|1692-O ''louis d'or à l'écu'']] | ||
| + | * [[France 1692-Š louis d'or|1692-Š ''louis d'or à l'écu'', Troyes mint]] | ||
* [[France 1692-A 2 louis d'or|1692-A ''double louis d'or à l'écu'']] | * [[France 1692-A 2 louis d'or|1692-A ''double louis d'or à l'écu'']] | ||
* [[France 1692-Ḿ 2 louis d'or|1692-M ''double louis d'or à l'écu'', Metz mint]] | * [[France 1692-Ḿ 2 louis d'or|1692-M ''double louis d'or à l'écu'', Metz mint]] | ||
Latest revision as of 21:06, 2 June 2026
This specimen was lot 790 in Sincona sale 63 (Zürich, June 2020), where it sold for 255 CHF (about US$320 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"Frankreich, konigreich, Louis XIV. 1643-1715. Ecu aux huit L 1692 "9", Rennes. Réformation. Sehr schön. (kingdom of France, Louis XIV, 1643-1715, écu of the eight L's of 1692, Rennes mint. reformed blank. Very 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"). It was succeeded by the écu aux palmes. Droulers[2] prices this date about 15% higher than common, but even a common date is priced two and a half times that of an écu à la mèche longue.
Recorded mintage: unknown but all rf[2].
Specification: 27.45 g, 0.917 fine silver, 38-41 mm diameter, edge lettered DOMINE SALVVM FAC REGEM, designed by Joseph Roëttiers, this specimen 27.16 g.
Catalog reference: KM 275.3, Dr/4 № 508, Dr/2 № 396, Gadoury 216, Dav-3811.
- [2]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.
- Gadoury, Victor, Monnaies Royales Françaises, 1610-1792, 5me éd., Monaco: Éditions Victor Gadoury, 2018.
- Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1600-1700, Galesburg, IL, 1974.
- [1]Richter, Jürg, Sincona sale 63: Gold and Silver Coins and Medals, SINCONA Bullion Auction, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2020
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- 1691-B écu aux 8 L
- 1692-A 4 sols aux deux L couronnés
- 1692-P 4 sols aux deux L
- 1692-9 4 sols aux deux L
- 1692-H quart d'écu aux palmes
- 1692-P demi-écu aux 8 L
- 1692-K écu aux huit L
- 1692-P écu aux huit L
- 1692-A demi-louis d'or à l'écu
- 1692-G demi-louis d'or à l'écu
- 1692-A louis d'or à l'écu
- 1692-D louis d'or à l'écu
- 1692-H louis d'or à l'écu
- 1692-K louis d'or à l'écu
- 1692-L louis d'or à l'écu
- 1692-M louis d'or à l'écu, Toulouse mint
- 1692-M louis d'or à l'écu, Metz mint
- 1692-O louis d'or à l'écu
- 1692-Š louis d'or à l'écu, Troyes mint
- 1692-A double louis d'or à l'écu
- 1692-M double louis d'or à l'écu, Metz mint
- 1693-K écu aux 8 L
- 1693-P écu aux palmes
- 1693-S écu aux palmes
- 1693-X écu aux palmes
- Coins and currency dated 1692
- return to French royal coinage (to 1793)