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[[Image:France S63-803.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 63, lot 803]]
 
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This specimen was lot 803 in Sincona sale 63 (Zurich, June 2020), where it sold for 100 CHF (about US$125 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''Frankreich, konigreich, Louis XIV. 1643-1715. 1/2 Ecu aux insignes 1702 X, Amiens. Réformation. Gutes sehr schön.'' (kingdom of [[France]], Louis XIV, 1643-1715, half écu of the insignia of 1702, Amiens mint, reformed. Good very fine.)"</blockquote> Shown is a ''demi-écu aux insignes'' of the Amiens mint. Note traces of an undertype; this coin usually comes struck over an earlier half écu, Droulers<sup>[2]</sup> notes that all known specimens from this mint are overstruck. This is a fairly common date.  
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This specimen was lot 803 in Sincona sale 63 (Zürich, June 2020), where it sold for 100 CHF (about US$125 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''Frankreich, konigreich, Louis XIV. 1643-1715. 1/2 Ecu aux insignes 1702 X, Amiens. Réformation. Gutes sehr schön.'' (kingdom of [[France]], Louis XIV, 1643-1715, half écu of the insignia of 1702, Amiens mint, reformed. Good very fine.)"</blockquote> Shown is a ''demi-écu aux insignes'' of the Amiens mint. Note traces of an undertype; this coin usually comes struck over an earlier half écu, Droulers<sup>[2]</sup> notes that all known specimens from this mint are overstruck. This is a fairly common date.  
  
 
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown but all rf<sup>[2]</sup>.
 
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown but all rf<sup>[2]</sup>.
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* [[France 1702-CC 5 sols|1702-CC 5 ''sols aux insignes'']]
 
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* [[France 1702-D 5 sols|1702-D 5 ''sols aux insignes'']]
 
* [[France 1702-D 5 sols|1702-D 5 ''sols aux insignes'']]
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* [[France 1702-E 1/12 ecu|1702-E ''douzième d'écu aux insignes'']]
 
* [[France 1702-D 1/12 ecu|1702-D ''douzième d'écu aux insignes'']]
 
* [[France 1702-D 1/12 ecu|1702-D ''douzième d'écu aux insignes'']]
 
* [[France 1702-A 1/4 ecu|1702-A ''quart d'écu aux insignes'']]
 
* [[France 1702-A 1/4 ecu|1702-A ''quart d'écu aux insignes'']]
 
* [[France 1702-D 1/4 ecu|1702-D ''quart d'écu aux insignes'']]
 
* [[France 1702-D 1/4 ecu|1702-D ''quart d'écu aux insignes'']]
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* [[France 1702-E 1/4 ecu|1702-E ''quart d'écu aux insignes'']]
 
* [[France 1702-O 1/4 ecu|1702-O ''quart d'écu aux insignes'']]
 
* [[France 1702-O 1/4 ecu|1702-O ''quart d'écu aux insignes'']]
 
* [[France 1702-T 1/4 ecu|1702-T ''quart d'écu aux insignes'']]
 
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* [[France 1702-E 1/2 ecu|1702-E ''demi-écu aux insignes'']]
 
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* [[France 1702-I 1/2 ecu|1702-I ''demi-écu aux insignes'']]
 
* [[France 1702-I 1/2 ecu|1702-I ''demi-écu aux insignes'']]
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* [[France 1702-N 1/2 ecu|1702-N ''demi-écu aux insignes'']]
 
* [[France 1702-W 1/2 ecu Gad-189a|1702-W ''demi-écu aux insignes'']]
 
* [[France 1702-W 1/2 ecu Gad-189a|1702-W ''demi-écu aux insignes'']]
 
* [[France 1702-W 1/2 ecu|1702-W ''demi-écu de Flandre'']]
 
* [[France 1702-W 1/2 ecu|1702-W ''demi-écu de Flandre'']]
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* [[France 1702-B ecu|1702-B ''écu aux insignes'']]
 
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* [[France 1702-D ecu|1702-D ''écu aux insignes'']]
 
* [[France 1702-D ecu|1702-D ''écu aux insignes'']]
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* [[France 1702-E ecu|1702-E ''écu aux insignes'']]
 
* [[France 1702-G ecu|1702-G ''écu aux insignes'']]
 
* [[France 1702-G ecu|1702-G ''écu aux insignes'']]
 
* [[France 1702-I ecu|1702-I ''écu aux insignes'']]
 
* [[France 1702-I ecu|1702-I ''écu aux insignes'']]

Latest revision as of 11:30, 24 October 2025

Sincona sale 63, lot 803

This specimen was lot 803 in Sincona sale 63 (Zürich, June 2020), where it sold for 100 CHF (about US$125 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"Frankreich, konigreich, Louis XIV. 1643-1715. 1/2 Ecu aux insignes 1702 X, Amiens. Réformation. Gutes sehr schön. (kingdom of France, Louis XIV, 1643-1715, half écu of the insignia of 1702, Amiens mint, reformed. Good very fine.)"

Shown is a demi-écu aux insignes of the Amiens mint. Note traces of an undertype; this coin usually comes struck over an earlier half écu, Droulers[2] notes that all known specimens from this mint are overstruck. This is a fairly common date.

Recorded mintage: unknown but all rf[2].

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: Dr/4 № 623, Dr/2 № 425, Dupl-1534B, Gadoury 189.

Source:

  • [2]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]Richter, Jürg, Sincona sale 63: Gold and Silver Coins and Medals, SINCONA Bullion Auction, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2020

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