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''Recorded mintage:'' common, all "flans reformées". | ''Recorded mintage:'' common, all "flans reformées". | ||
| − | ''Specification:'' 13.72 g, .917 fine silver, 32-35 mm diameter, edge lettered DOMINE SALVVM FAC REGEM, designed by Joseph Roëttiers; this specimen 13,27 g. | + | ''Specification:'' 13.72 g, 0.917 fine silver, 32-35 mm diameter, edge lettered DOMINE SALVVM FAC REGEM, designed by Joseph Roëttiers; this specimen 13,27 g. |
| − | ''Catalog reference:'' Dupl-1552A; Gad-194; Dr/4 No. 628, Dr/2 | + | ''Catalog reference:'' Dupl-1552A; Gad-194; Dr/4 No. 628, Dr/2 № 439. |
''[[Bibliography|Source:]]'' | ''[[Bibliography|Source:]]'' | ||
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* 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. | ||
* 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. | ||
| − | * Gadoury, Victor, ''Monnaies Royales Françaises, 1610-1792, | + | * Gadoury, Victor, ''Monnaies Royales Françaises, 1610-1792, 5me éd.,'' Monaco: Éditions Victor Gadoury, 2018. |
* <sup>[1]</sup>Elsen, Philippe, et al., ''Vente Publique 137'', Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils, S.A., 2018 | * <sup>[1]</sup>Elsen, Philippe, et al., ''Vente Publique 137'', Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils, S.A., 2018 | ||
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* [[France 1691-H 1/2 ecu|1691-H ''demi-écu aux 8 L'']] | * [[France 1691-H 1/2 ecu|1691-H ''demi-écu aux 8 L'']] | ||
* [[France 1702-D 1/2 ecu|1702-D ''demi-écu aux insignes'']] | * [[France 1702-D 1/2 ecu|1702-D ''demi-écu aux insignes'']] | ||
| − | * [[France 1705-AA 10 sols|1705-AA 10 sols]] | + | * [[France 1705-AA 10 sols|1705-AA 10 ''sols aux quatre couronnes'']] |
| + | * [[France 1705-BB 10 sols|1705-BB 10 ''sols aux quatre couronnes'']] | ||
| + | * [[France 1705-A 1/4 ecu|1705-A ''quart d'écu aux huit L'']] | ||
* [[France 1705-W 1/4 ecu|1705-W ''quart d'écu aux huit L'']] | * [[France 1705-W 1/4 ecu|1705-W ''quart d'écu aux huit L'']] | ||
| + | * [[France 1705-A 1/4 ecu|1705-A ''quart d'écu aux huit L'']] | ||
* [[France 1705-W 1/4 ecu|1705-W ''quart d'écu aux huit L'']] | * [[France 1705-W 1/4 ecu|1705-W ''quart d'écu aux huit L'']] | ||
* [[France 1705-BB 33 sols|1705-BB 33 ''sols de Strasbourg'']] | * [[France 1705-BB 33 sols|1705-BB 33 ''sols de Strasbourg'']] | ||
* [[France 1705-A 1/2 ecu|1705-A ''demi-écu aux 8 L'']] | * [[France 1705-A 1/2 ecu|1705-A ''demi-écu aux 8 L'']] | ||
| + | * [[France 1705-W 1/2 ecu|1705-W ''demi-écu de Flandre'']] | ||
* [[France 1705-A ecu|1705-A ''écu aux huit L'']] | * [[France 1705-A ecu|1705-A ''écu aux huit L'']] | ||
| + | * [[France 1705-L ecu|1705-L ''écu aux huit L, deuxieme type'']] | ||
* [[France 1705-S ecu|1705-S ''écu aux huit L, deuxieme type'']] | * [[France 1705-S ecu|1705-S ''écu aux huit L, deuxieme type'']] | ||
| + | * [[France 1705-T ecu|1705-T ''écu aux huit L, deuxieme type'']] | ||
* [[France 1705-W ecu|1705-W ''écu aux huit L, deuxieme type'']] | * [[France 1705-W ecu|1705-W ''écu aux huit L, deuxieme type'']] | ||
| + | * [[France 1705-A louis d'or|1705-A ''louis d'or aux insignes'']] | ||
| + | * [[France 1705-L louis d'or|1705-L ''louis d'or aux insignes'']] | ||
| + | * [[France 1705-A 2 louis d'or|1705-A ''double louis d'or aux insignes aux cheveux longs'']] | ||
| + | * [[France 1705-W 2 louis d'or|1705-W ''double louis d'or aux insignes aux cheveux longs'']] | ||
* [[France 1710-A 1/2 ecu|1710-A ½ écu]] | * [[France 1710-A 1/2 ecu|1710-A ½ écu]] | ||
* [[Coins and currency dated 1705]] | * [[Coins and currency dated 1705]] | ||
| − | * return to | + | * return to [[French royal coinage (to 1793)]] |
[[Category: Silver minors of France]][[Category:Selections from Jean Elsen sale 137]] | [[Category: Silver minors of France]][[Category:Selections from Jean Elsen sale 137]] | ||
Latest revision as of 11:14, 27 June 2025
This specimen was lot 1013 in Jean Elsen sale 137 (Brussels, June 2018), where it sold for €120 (about US$167 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"FRANCE, Royaume, Louis XIV (1643-1715), AR demi-écu aux huit L, 1704C, Saint-Lô. 2e type. 4e réformation. D/ B. à d., cuirassé à l'antique. R/ Croix formée de huit L couronnés, cantonnée de quatre lis, avec écu de France rond au centre. Très Beau. (kingdom of France, Louis XIV, 1643-1715, silver half écu of 8 L's of 1704, Saint-Lô mint, second type, fourth reformation. Obverse: armored bust right; reverse: cross formed of eight crowned L's, cantonned with eight lilies, round arms of France at the center. Very fine.)"
Shown is a 1705 demi-écu aux 8 L of the Caen mint. Note strong evidence of an undertype; this coin usually comes struck over an earlier half écu, Droulers[1] notes that all known specimens from this mint are overstruck. The Saint-Lô used the "C" mintmark until its closure in 1656; "C" was assigned to Can when it opened in 1693. The bulk of this type were struck 1704-05 but a few are known dated as late as 1709. It is the second demi-écu aux 8 L as the first demi-écu aux 8 L was issued 1690-93.
Recorded mintage: common, all "flans reformées".
Specification: 13.72 g, 0.917 fine silver, 32-35 mm diameter, edge lettered DOMINE SALVVM FAC REGEM, designed by Joseph Roëttiers; this specimen 13,27 g.
Catalog reference: Dupl-1552A; Gad-194; Dr/4 No. 628, Dr/2 № 439.
- [1]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.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- Gadoury, Victor, Monnaies Royales Françaises, 1610-1792, 5me éd., Monaco: Éditions Victor Gadoury, 2018.
- [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 137, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils, S.A., 2018
Links to:
- 1691-H demi-écu aux 8 L
- 1702-D demi-écu aux insignes
- 1705-AA 10 sols aux quatre couronnes
- 1705-BB 10 sols aux quatre couronnes
- 1705-A quart d'écu aux huit L
- 1705-W quart d'écu aux huit L
- 1705-A quart d'écu aux huit L
- 1705-W quart d'écu aux huit L
- 1705-BB 33 sols de Strasbourg
- 1705-A demi-écu aux 8 L
- 1705-W demi-écu de Flandre
- 1705-A écu aux huit L
- 1705-L écu aux huit L, deuxieme type
- 1705-S écu aux huit L, deuxieme type
- 1705-T écu aux huit L, deuxieme type
- 1705-W écu aux huit L, deuxieme type
- 1705-A louis d'or aux insignes
- 1705-L louis d'or aux insignes
- 1705-A double louis d'or aux insignes aux cheveux longs
- 1705-W double louis d'or aux insignes aux cheveux longs
- 1710-A ½ écu
- Coins and currency dated 1705
- return to French royal coinage (to 1793)