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* Davenport, John S., ''European Crowns, 1700-1800, 2nd Ed.,'' London: Spink & Son, 1964.
 
* Davenport, John S., ''European Crowns, 1700-1800, 2nd Ed.,'' London: Spink & Son, 1964.
 
* Michael, Thomas, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.  
 
* Michael, Thomas, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.  
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* George Sobin, Jr., ''The Silver Crowns of France, 1640-1973.'' Teaneck, NJ: Richard Margolis, 1974.
 
* <sup>[1]</sup>Elsen, Philippe, et al., ''Vente Publique 150: Collection J.F.L. Blankenberg, Monnaies de l'Orient Latin'', Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2022.
 
* <sup>[1]</sup>Elsen, Philippe, et al., ''Vente Publique 150: Collection J.F.L. Blankenberg, Monnaies de l'Orient Latin'', Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2022.
  
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Latest revision as of 15:02, 12 June 2026

Jean Elsen sale 150, lot 1396

This specimen was lot 1396 in Jean Elsen sale 150 (Brussels, March 2022), where it sold for €280 (about US$371 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"FRANCE, Royaume, Louis XVI (1774-1793), AR écu aux rameaux d'olivier, 1789I, Limoges. D/ B. habillé à g., les cheveux noués par un ruban. R/ Ecu de France couronné, entre deux rameaux d'olivier. Légères traces d'ajustage. presque Superbe. (kingdom of France, Louis XVI, 1774-93, silver écu of the olive branches of 1789, Limoges mint. Obverse: uniformed bust left, hair tied in a ribbon; reverse: crowned arms of France between two olive branches. Light adjustment marks, about Extremely Fine.)"

This écu au buste habillé was struck at the Limoges mint 1775-91. This is a better date of a common mint.

Recorded mintage: 847,182[2], a better date.

Specification: silver, 11 deniers (.917 fine), 8.3 pieces to the mark (29.488 g), face value 6 livres, 39 mm diameter. Engraved by Benjamin Duvivier; this specimen 29,17 g.

Catalog reference: Dr/4 № 883, Dr/2 № 616, Dav-1333, Dupl-1708; Gad-356.

Source:

  • [2]Droulers, Frédéric, Répertoire General des Monnaies de Louis XIII à Louis XVI (1610-1792), 2nd édition. Paris: AFPN, 1998.
  • Duplessy, Jean, Les Monnaies Françaises Royales de Hugues Capet à Louis XVI (987-1793), Tome II, 2e édition, Paris: Maison Platt, 1999.
  • Gadoury, Victor, Monnaies Royales Françaises, 1610-1792, 5me éd., Monaco: Éditions Victor Gadoury, 2018.
  • Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1700-1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1964.
  • Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
  • George Sobin, Jr., The Silver Crowns of France, 1640-1973. Teaneck, NJ: Richard Margolis, 1974.
  • [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 150: Collection J.F.L. Blankenberg, Monnaies de l'Orient Latin, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2022.

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