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[[Image:France JElsen 127-1336.jpg|550px|thumb|Jean Elsen sale 127, lot 1336]]
 
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This specimen was lot 1336 in Jean Elsen sale 127 (Brussels, December 2015), where it sold for €280 (about US$359 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''FRANCE, Royaume, Henri IV (1589-1610), AR quart d'écu de Béarn, 1602, Morlaàs. Frappé au marteau. D/ Croix fleurdelisée. R/ Ecu couronné, parti de France et Navarre-Béarn, accosté de II-II. Belle patine. Rare dans cette qualité. Superbe.'' (kingdom of [[France]], Henry IV, 1589-1610, silver quarter écu of Béarn of 1602, Morlaàs mint, struck by the hammer. Obverse: floriate cross; reverse: crowned arms of France and Navarre-Béarn divide "IIII". Nice toning, rare in this quality, extremely fine.)"</blockquote> This specimen was struck by the hammer at Morlaàs in Bearn 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.
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This specimen was lot 1336 in Jean Elsen sale 127 (Brussels, December 2015), where it sold for €280 (about US$359 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''FRANCE, Royaume, Henri IV (1589-1610), AR quart d'écu du Béarn, 1602, Morlaàs. Frappé au marteau. D/ Croix fleurdelisée. R/ Ecu couronné, parti de France et Navarre-Béarn, accosté de II-II. Belle patine. Rare dans cette qualité. Superbe.'' (kingdom of [[France]], Henry IV, 1589-1610, silver quarter écu of Béarn of 1602, Morlaàs mint, struck by the hammer. Obverse: floriate cross; reverse: crowned arms of France and Navarre-Béarn divide "IIII". Nice toning, rare in this quality, extremely fine.)"</blockquote> This specimen was struck by the hammer at Morlaàs in Bearn during the reign of Henry IV, founder of the Bourbon dynasty (1589-1793). Once the silver franc was withdrawn in 1586, this was the largest silver coin regularly struck in [[France]] prior to the introduction of milled coinage in the 1640's.
  
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''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.
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''Recorded mintage:'' unknown but an uncommon date.
  
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''Specification:'' 9.71 g, .917 fine silver, this specimen 9,48 g.
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''Specification:'' 9.71 g, 0.917 fine silver, this specimen 9,48 g.
  
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''Catalog reference:'' Dupl. 1240; Ci. 1520; Laf. 1099.
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''Catalog reference:'' Sb 4706, Dupl-1240; Ci. 1520; Laf. 1099.
  
 
''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
 
''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
 
* Duplessy, Jean, ''Les Monnaies Françaises Royales de Hugues Capet à Louis XVI (987-1793), Tome II, 2e édition,'' Paris: Maison Platt, 1999.
 
* Duplessy, Jean, ''Les Monnaies Françaises Royales de Hugues Capet à Louis XVI (987-1793), Tome II, 2e édition,'' Paris: Maison Platt, 1999.
 
* Sombart, Stéphan, ''Franciae IV: Catalogue des Monnaies Royales Françaises de François Ier à Henri IV (1540-1610)'', Paris: Éditions les Chevau-légers, 1997.
 
* Sombart, Stéphan, ''Franciae IV: Catalogue des Monnaies Royales Françaises de François Ier à Henri IV (1540-1610)'', Paris: Éditions les Chevau-légers, 1997.
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* Roberts, James N., ''The Silver Coins of Medieval France (476-1610 AD)'', S. Salem, NY: Attic Books, 1996.
 
* Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed.'', Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
 
* Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed.'', Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
 
* <sup>[1]</sup>Elsen, Philippe, et al., ''Vente Publique 127,'' Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils, S.A., 2015.  
 
* <sup>[1]</sup>Elsen, Philippe, et al., ''Vente Publique 127,'' Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils, S.A., 2015.  
  
 
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''Link to:''
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* [[France 1601-Z 1/4 ecu|1601-Z ¼ écu]]
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* [[France 1600-StP 1/4 ecu|1600 ''quart d'écu de Navarre'', Saint-Palais mint]]
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* [[France 1602-K 1/4 ecu|1602-K ¼ écu]]
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* [[France 1601-Z 1/4 ecu|1601-Z ''quart d'écu au marteau'']]
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* [[France 1602-N 1/2 franc|1602-N ''demi-franc'']]
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* [[France 1602-K 1/4 ecu|1602-K ''quart d'écu au marteau'']]
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* [[France 1602-StP 1/4 ecu|1602 ''quart d'écu de Navarre'', Saint-Palais mint]]
 
* [[France 1603-D 1/2 franc|1603-D ½ franc]]
 
* [[France 1603-D 1/2 franc|1603-D ½ franc]]
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* [[France 1604-L 1/4 ecu|1604-L ¼ écu]]
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* [[France 1603-L 1/4 ecu|1603-L ''quart d'écu au marteau'']]
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* [[France 1603-Mor 1/4 ecu|1603 ''quart d'écu du Béarn'', Morlaas mint]]
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* [[France 1603-StP 1/4 ecu|1603 ''quart d'écu de Navarre'', St.-Palais mint]]
 
* [[Coins and currency dated 1602]]
 
* [[Coins and currency dated 1602]]
 
* 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 127]]
 
[[Category: Silver minors of France]][[Category:Selections from Jean Elsen sale 127]]

Latest revision as of 10:20, 4 December 2024

Jean Elsen sale 127, lot 1336

This specimen was lot 1336 in Jean Elsen sale 127 (Brussels, December 2015), where it sold for €280 (about US$359 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"FRANCE, Royaume, Henri IV (1589-1610), AR quart d'écu du Béarn, 1602, Morlaàs. Frappé au marteau. D/ Croix fleurdelisée. R/ Ecu couronné, parti de France et Navarre-Béarn, accosté de II-II. Belle patine. Rare dans cette qualité. Superbe. (kingdom of France, Henry IV, 1589-1610, silver quarter écu of Béarn of 1602, Morlaàs mint, struck by the hammer. Obverse: floriate cross; reverse: crowned arms of France and Navarre-Béarn divide "IIII". Nice toning, rare in this quality, extremely fine.)"

This specimen was struck by the hammer at Morlaàs in Bearn during the reign of Henry IV, founder of the Bourbon dynasty (1589-1793). Once the silver franc was withdrawn in 1586, this was the largest silver coin regularly struck in France prior to the introduction of milled coinage in the 1640's.

Recorded mintage: unknown but an uncommon date.

Specification: 9.71 g, 0.917 fine silver, this specimen 9,48 g.

Catalog reference: Sb 4706, Dupl-1240; Ci. 1520; Laf. 1099.

Source:

  • Duplessy, Jean, Les Monnaies Françaises Royales de Hugues Capet à Louis XVI (987-1793), Tome II, 2e édition, Paris: Maison Platt, 1999.
  • Sombart, Stéphan, Franciae IV: Catalogue des Monnaies Royales Françaises de François Ier à Henri IV (1540-1610), Paris: Éditions les Chevau-légers, 1997.
  • Roberts, James N., The Silver Coins of Medieval France (476-1610 AD), S. Salem, NY: Attic Books, 1996.
  • 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 127, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils, S.A., 2015.

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