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This specimen was lot 22286 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Anaheim, CA, August 2016), where it sold for $376. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "FRANCE. 1/4 Ecu, 1607-C. Saint Lo Mint. Henry IV (1589-1610). NGC MS-63. Finest graded at NGC by an incredible 8 point margin. Boldly struck with terrific luster and very minimal doubling." This specimen was struck by the hammer at St.-Lô in Normandy during the reign of Henry IV, founder of the Bourbon dynasty (1589-1793). This was the largest silver coin regularly struck in [[France]] prior to the introduction of milled coinage in the 1640's. Duplessy notes this type for the St.-Lô and Rennes mints. It varies from the design used at other mints by having crowns at the ends of the cross rather than fleurs-de-lys. | This specimen was lot 22286 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Anaheim, CA, August 2016), where it sold for $376. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "FRANCE. 1/4 Ecu, 1607-C. Saint Lo Mint. Henry IV (1589-1610). NGC MS-63. Finest graded at NGC by an incredible 8 point margin. Boldly struck with terrific luster and very minimal doubling." This specimen was struck by the hammer at St.-Lô in Normandy during the reign of Henry IV, founder of the Bourbon dynasty (1589-1793). This was the largest silver coin regularly struck in [[France]] prior to the introduction of milled coinage in the 1640's. Duplessy notes this type for the St.-Lô and Rennes mints. It varies from the design used at other mints by having crowns at the ends of the cross rather than fleurs-de-lys. | ||
| − | ''Recorded mintage:'' | + | ''Recorded mintage:'' 80,514. |
''Specification:'' 9.71 g, .917 fine silver. | ''Specification:'' 9.71 g, .917 fine silver. | ||
| − | ''Catalog reference:'' KM-28; Duplessy-1230. | + | ''Catalog reference:'' KM-28; Duplessy-1230, Sb-4682. |
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* [[France 1607-A 1/2 franc|1607-A ''demi-franc'', piéfort]] | * [[France 1607-A 1/2 franc|1607-A ''demi-franc'', piéfort]] | ||
* [[France 1607-A franc|1607-A franc, quadruple piefort]] | * [[France 1607-A franc|1607-A franc, quadruple piefort]] | ||
| + | * [[France 1607-T 1/4 ecu|1607-T ''quart d'écu au marteau'']] | ||
* [[Nevers and Rethel 1608 1/4 ecu]] | * [[Nevers and Rethel 1608 1/4 ecu]] | ||
* [[France 1609-StP 1/4 ecu|1609-St. Palais ''quart d'écu'']] | * [[France 1609-StP 1/4 ecu|1609-St. Palais ''quart d'écu'']] | ||
Revision as of 20:14, 6 July 2022
This specimen was lot 22286 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Anaheim, CA, August 2016), where it sold for $376. The catalog description[1] noted, "FRANCE. 1/4 Ecu, 1607-C. Saint Lo Mint. Henry IV (1589-1610). NGC MS-63. Finest graded at NGC by an incredible 8 point margin. Boldly struck with terrific luster and very minimal doubling." This specimen was struck by the hammer at St.-Lô in Normandy during the reign of Henry IV, founder of the Bourbon dynasty (1589-1793). This was the largest silver coin regularly struck in France prior to the introduction of milled coinage in the 1640's. Duplessy notes this type for the St.-Lô and Rennes mints. It varies from the design used at other mints by having crowns at the ends of the cross rather than fleurs-de-lys.
Recorded mintage: 80,514.
Specification: 9.71 g, .917 fine silver.
Catalog reference: KM-28; Duplessy-1230, Sb-4682.
- Duplessy, Jean, Les Monnaies Françaises Royales de Hugues Capet à Louis XVI (987-1793), Tome II, 2e édition, Paris: Maison Platt, 1999.
- Sombart, Stéphan, Franciae IV: Catalogue des Monnaies Royales Françaises de François Ier à Henri IV (1540-1610), Paris: Éditions les Chevau-légers, 1997.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- [1]Ponterio, Richard, The August 2016 Anaheim ANA Auction: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2016.
Link to:
- 1605-C quart d'écu
- 1606-Pau quart d'écu
- 1607-Z denier tournois
- 1607-D double tournois
- 1607-A demi-franc, piéfort
- 1607-A franc, quadruple piefort
- 1607-T quart d'écu au marteau
- Nevers and Rethel 1608 1/4 ecu
- 1609-St. Palais quart d'écu
- Coins and currency dated 1607
- return to French royal coinage (to 1793)