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[[Image:France 1566B ecu d-or Sincona 6-1105.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 6, lot 1105]] | [[Image:France 1566B ecu d-or Sincona 6-1105.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 6, lot 1105]] | ||
| − | This specimen was lot 1105 in Sincona sale 6 ( | + | This specimen was lot 1105 in Sincona sale 6 (Zürich, May 2012), where it sold for 600 CHF (about US$738 with buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''FRANKREICH Charles IX. 1560-1574. Ecu d'or au soleil 1566, Rouen. Gekröntes Wappen, darüber Sonne. Rv. Lilienkreuz, im Zentrum das Mzz. Kl. Schrötlingsf. Sehr schön.'' ([[France]], Charles IX, 1560-74, ''écu d'or au soleil'' of 1566, Rouen mint. Obverse: crowned arms, suburst above; reverse: floriate cross, mintmark "B," a few digs, very fine.)"</blockquote> This coin is called the ''écu d'or au soleil'' in Duplessy<sup>[2]</sup> with a face value of fifty ''sols tournois'' and is noted with many variations in obverse and reverse legends. This type was the standard gold coin of France prior to the introduction of the milled ''louis d'or'' in 1641. This is a somewhat available date. |
''Recorded mintage:'' 113,100 (two mintmasters) including a few ''demi-écus''. | ''Recorded mintage:'' 113,100 (two mintmasters) including a few ''demi-écus''. | ||
Revision as of 12:43, 10 June 2025
This specimen was lot 1105 in Sincona sale 6 (Zürich, May 2012), where it sold for 600 CHF (about US$738 with buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"FRANKREICH Charles IX. 1560-1574. Ecu d'or au soleil 1566, Rouen. Gekröntes Wappen, darüber Sonne. Rv. Lilienkreuz, im Zentrum das Mzz. Kl. Schrötlingsf. Sehr schön. (France, Charles IX, 1560-74, écu d'or au soleil of 1566, Rouen mint. Obverse: crowned arms, suburst above; reverse: floriate cross, mintmark "B," a few digs, very fine.)"
This coin is called the écu d'or au soleil in Duplessy[2] with a face value of fifty sols tournois and is noted with many variations in obverse and reverse legends. This type was the standard gold coin of France prior to the introduction of the milled louis d'or in 1641. This is a somewhat available date.
Recorded mintage: 113,100 (two mintmasters) including a few demi-écus.
Specification: 3.37 g, .958 fine gold, plain edge; this specimen is 3,32 g.
Catalog reference: Dupl-1057, Fr-378, Sb-4904.
- [2]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.
- Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
- [1]Numismatic Coins, Medals, Banknotes & Books: Auction 6, Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2012.
Link to:
- 1565-G écu d'or au soleil, Poitiers mint
- 1565-H écu d'or au soleil, La Rochelle mint
- 1565-M écu d'or au soleil, Toulouse mint
- 1565-T écu d'or au soleil, Nantes mint
- 1566-H teston
- 1566-M teston
- 1566-A écu d'or au soleil, Paris mint
- 1566-H écu d'or au soleil, La Rochelle mint
- 1566-M écu d'or au soleil, Toulouse mint
- 1566-Y écu d'or au soleil, Bourges mint
- 1566-& écu d'or au soleil
- 1567-A écu d'or au soleil, Paris mint
- 1567-B écu d'or au soleil, Rouen mint
- 1567-H écu d'or au soleil, La Rochelle mint
- 1567-I écu d'or au soleil
- 1567-M écu d'or au soleil, Toulouse mint
- 1567-N écu d'or au soleil
- 1567-R écu d'or au soleil
- 1567-T écu d'or au soleil, Nantes mint
- Coins and currency dated 1566
- return to French royal coinage (to 1793)