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[[Image:France S43-2209.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 43, lot 2209]]
 
[[Image:France S43-2209.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 43, lot 2209]]
  
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This specimen was lot 2209 in Sincona sale 43 (Zurich, October 2017), where it did not sell. The catalog description<sup>[2]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''France, Louis XV. 1715-1774 Ecu de France 1721 A. Paris Réformation. Vorzüglich-FDC. NGC AU58.'' ([[France]], Louis XV. 1715-1774, écu of France of 1721, Paris mint, reformed. Extremely fine-uncirculated.)"</blockquote> The specimen shown is an ''écu au grand écusson de France'' of the Paris mint, struck while Louis XV was a minor. Droulers<sup>[1]</sup> notes the type as rather scarce but more available than the succeeding ''écu aux 8 L'' of 1724-25. The type was issued 1720-24.
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This specimen was lot 2209 in Sincona sale 43 (Zürich, October 2017), where it did not sell. The catalog description<sup>[2]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''France, Louis XV. 1715-1774 Ecu de France 1721 A. Paris Réformation. Vorzüglich-FDC. NGC AU58.'' ([[France]], Louis XV. 1715-1774, écu of France of 1721, Paris mint, reformed. Extremely fine-uncirculated.)"</blockquote> The specimen shown is an ''écu au grand écusson de France'' of the Paris mint, struck while Louis XV was a minor. Droulers<sup>[1]</sup> notes the type as rather scarce but more available than the succeeding ''écu aux 8 L'' of 1724-25. The type was issued 1720-24.
  
 
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown but a common date; all "flans reformées".
 
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown but a common date; all "flans reformées".
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''Specification:'' 24.47 g, 0.917 fine silver, .722 troy oz ASW, 38 mm diameter, edge lettered DOMINE SALVUM FAC REGEM, designed by Norbert Roëttiers.  
 
''Specification:'' 24.47 g, 0.917 fine silver, .722 troy oz ASW, 38 mm diameter, edge lettered DOMINE SALVUM FAC REGEM, designed by Norbert Roëttiers.  
  
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''Catalog reference:'' Dr/4 № 817, Dr/2 № 566, KM 459.1, [[Silver crowns by Davenport number|Dav-1328]], Dupl. 1665A; Gad-319.
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''Catalog reference:'' Dr/4 № 817, Dr/2 № 566, KM 459.1, [[Silver crowns by Davenport number|Dav-1328]], Dupl-1665A; Gad-319.
  
 
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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.
 
* 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.
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* <sup>[2]</sup>Richter, Jürg, ''Sincona sale 43, Gold and Silver Coins and Medals,'' Zurich: Sincona AG, 2017
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* <sup>[2]</sup>Richter, Jürg, ''Sincona sale 43, Gold and Silver Coins and Medals,'' Zürich: Sincona AG, 2017
  
 
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* [[France 1721-X 1/3 ecu|1721-X ''tiers d'écu au grand écusson de France'']]
 
* [[France 1721-X 1/3 ecu|1721-X ''tiers d'écu au grand écusson de France'']]
 
* [[France 1721-B 1/2 ecu|1721-B ''demi-écu au grand écusson de France'']]
 
* [[France 1721-B 1/2 ecu|1721-B ''demi-écu au grand écusson de France'']]
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* [[France 1721-E 1/2 ecu|1721-E ''demi-écu au grand écusson de France'']]
 
* [[France 1721-H 1/2 ecu|1721-H ''demi-écu au grand écusson de France'']]
 
* [[France 1721-H 1/2 ecu|1721-H ''demi-écu au grand écusson de France'']]
 
* [[France 1721-V 1/2 ecu|1721-V ''demi-écu au grand écusson de France'']]
 
* [[France 1721-V 1/2 ecu|1721-V ''demi-écu au grand écusson de France'']]

Latest revision as of 14:07, 6 August 2025

Sincona sale 43, lot 2209

This specimen was lot 2209 in Sincona sale 43 (Zürich, October 2017), where it did not sell. The catalog description[2] noted,

"France, Louis XV. 1715-1774 Ecu de France 1721 A. Paris Réformation. Vorzüglich-FDC. NGC AU58. (France, Louis XV. 1715-1774, écu of France of 1721, Paris mint, reformed. Extremely fine-uncirculated.)"

The specimen shown is an écu au grand écusson de France of the Paris mint, struck while Louis XV was a minor. Droulers[1] notes the type as rather scarce but more available than the succeeding écu aux 8 L of 1724-25. The type was issued 1720-24.

Recorded mintage: unknown but a common date; all "flans reformées".

Specification: 24.47 g, 0.917 fine silver, .722 troy oz ASW, 38 mm diameter, edge lettered DOMINE SALVUM FAC REGEM, designed by Norbert Roëttiers.

Catalog reference: Dr/4 № 817, Dr/2 № 566, KM 459.1, Dav-1328, Dupl-1665A; Gad-319.

Source:

  • [1]Droulers, Frédéric, Répertoire General des Monnaies de Louis XIII à Louis XVI (1610-1792), 4e édition. Paris: AFPN, 2009.
  • Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
  • 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.
  • [2]Richter, Jürg, Sincona sale 43, Gold and Silver Coins and Medals, Zürich: Sincona AG, 2017

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