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This specimen was lot 1142 in Jean Elsen sale 145 (Brussels, September 2020), where it sold for €90 (about US$128 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''FRANCE, Royaume, Louis XIV (1643-1715), AR quart d'écu aux palmes, 1694P, Dijon. 2e réformation. D/ B. cuir. à d. R/ Ecu de France rond, couronné, entre deux palmes. Rare Réformé sur un quart d'écu aux huit L de Paris. Belle patine. Très Beau.'' (kingdom of [[France]], Louis XIV, 1643-1715, silver quarter écu of the palms of 1694, Dijon mint, second reformation. Obverse: armored bust right; reverse: round crowned arms of France between two palms. Rare, struck over a quarter écu of the eight "L's" of the Paris mint. Nice patina, Very Fine.)"</blockquote> The specimen shown is an ''quart d'écu aux palmes'' struck at the Dijon mint during the reign of Louis XIV. It succeeded the ''quart d'écu aux 8 L'' struck 1690-93 and was superseded by the ''quart d'écu aux insignes'' struck 1701-03. It is more common than either type and the 1694-P is a common date.  
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This specimen was lot 1142 in Jean Elsen sale 145 (Brussels, September 2020), where it sold for €90 (about US$128 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''FRANCE, Royaume, Louis XIV (1643-1715), AR quart d'écu aux palmes, 1694P, Dijon. 2e réformation. D/ B. cuir. à d. R/ Ecu de France rond, couronné, entre deux palmes. Rare Réformé sur un quart d'écu aux huit L de Paris. Belle patine. Très Beau.'' (kingdom of [[France]], Louis XIV, 1643-1715, silver quarter écu of the palms of 1694, Dijon mint, second reformation. Obverse: armored bust right; reverse: round crowned arms of France between two palms. Rare, struck over a quarter écu of the eight "L's" of the Paris mint. Nice patina, Very Fine.)"</blockquote> The specimen shown is a ''quart d'écu aux palmes'' struck at the Dijon mint during the reign of Louis XIV. It succeeded the ''quart d'écu aux 8 L'' struck 1690-93 and was superseded by the ''quart d'écu aux insignes'' struck 1701-03. It is more common than either type and the 1694-P is a common date.  
  
 
''Recorded mintage:'' 247,490, all rf<sup>[2]</sup>.
 
''Recorded mintage:'' 247,490, all rf<sup>[2]</sup>.
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Latest revision as of 13:51, 2 October 2025

Jean Elsen sale 145, lot 1142

This specimen was lot 1142 in Jean Elsen sale 145 (Brussels, September 2020), where it sold for €90 (about US$128 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"FRANCE, Royaume, Louis XIV (1643-1715), AR quart d'écu aux palmes, 1694P, Dijon. 2e réformation. D/ B. cuir. à d. R/ Ecu de France rond, couronné, entre deux palmes. Rare Réformé sur un quart d'écu aux huit L de Paris. Belle patine. Très Beau. (kingdom of France, Louis XIV, 1643-1715, silver quarter écu of the palms of 1694, Dijon mint, second reformation. Obverse: armored bust right; reverse: round crowned arms of France between two palms. Rare, struck over a quarter écu of the eight "L's" of the Paris mint. Nice patina, Very Fine.)"

The specimen shown is a quart d'écu aux palmes struck at the Dijon mint during the reign of Louis XIV. It succeeded the quart d'écu aux 8 L struck 1690-93 and was superseded by the quart d'écu aux insignes struck 1701-03. It is more common than either type and the 1694-P is a common date.

Recorded mintage: 247,490, all rf[2].

Specification: 6.86 g, 0.917 fine silver, 27-28 mm diameter, reeded edge, designed by Joseph Roëttiers, this specimen 6,51 g.

Catalog reference: Dr/4 № 691, Dr/2 № 414, KM 293.15, Dupl-1522A; Gad-152.

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.
  • 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 145, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2020.

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