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Latest revision as of 21:11, 23 July 2025

Jean Elsen sale 146, lot 190
from the Mountain Groan Collection
France 1725AA quart ecu rev DSLR.jpg

This specimen was lot 190 in Jean Elsen sale 146 (Brussels, November 2020), where it sold for €700 (about US$1,020 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"FRANCE, Royaume, Louis XV (1715-1774), AR quart d'écu aux huit L, 1725AA, Metz. D/ B. jeune à d., l., dr. et cuir. R/ Croix formée de quatre lis couronnés, cantonnée de huit L. Très rare Gradé PCGS VF30. Très Beau. Provient de la collection Teitgen, Paris, 26-28 octobre 2015, 933. (kingdom of France, Louis XV, 1715-74, silver quarter écu of the eight "L's" of 1725, Metz mint. Obverse: laureate, draped and armored young bust right; reverse: cross formed of four crowned lilies, cantonned with eight "L's". Very rare, Very Fine.)"

This type was struck 1725 only and is rare. It had a face value of 20 sols tournois and was the last issue of this denomination.

Recorded mintage: 97,114, a somewhat better date[2].

Specification: 5.89 g, 0.917 fine silver, 26-27 mm diameter, designed by Norbert Roëttiers.

Catalog reference: Dupl-1672; Gad-304; L4L 470.

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]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 146: Collection Anthony Lorrain Monnaies de Metz, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2020.

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