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Latest revision as of 13:21, 6 August 2025

Jean Elsen sale 150, lot 1345

This specimen was lot 1345 in Jean Elsen sale 150 (Brussels, March 2022), where it sold for €1,600 (about US$2,121 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"FRANCE, Royaume, Louis XIV (1643-1715), AR écu aux huit L, 1704X, Amiens. 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. Patine foncée. Rare dans cette qualité. Superbe. (kingdom of France, Louis XIV, 1643-1715, silver écu of the eight "L's" of 1704, Amiens mint, second type, fourth reformation. Obverse: armored bust right; reverse: cross formed of eight crowned "L's", cantonned with four lilies, with the round arms of France at the center. Nice patina, rare in this quality, Extremely Fine.)"

The type was struck at the Amiens mint until 1709; there are also ¼ and ½ écus struck during this period with this design.

Recorded mintage: 142,438, all rf[2], fairly common.

Specification: 27.45 g, 0.917 fine silver, edge lettered DOMINE SALVVM FAC REGEM, designed by Joseph Roëttiers, this specimen 27,24 g.

Catalog reference: Dr/4 № 518, Dupl-1551A; Gad-224, Dav-1320.

Source:

  • Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
  • [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.
  • Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1700-1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1964.
  • Gadoury, Victor, Monnaies Royales Françaises, 1610-1792, 5me éd., Monaco: Éditions Victor Gadoury, 2018.
  • [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 150: Collection J.F.L. Blankenberg, Monnaies de l'Orient Latin, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2022.

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