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This specimen was lot 1701 in Künker sale 263 (Osnabruck, June 2015), where it sold for €2,000 (about US$2,584 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''KÖNIGREICH Louis XV, 1715-1774. Ecu aux huit L 1724, A, Paris. Prachtexemplar. Herrliche Patina, vorzüglich-Stempelglanz.'' (kingdom of [[France]], Louis XV, 1715-74, écu of eight "L's" of 1724, Paris mint. Proof example, toned, extremely fine to uncirculated.)"</blockquote> An ''écu aux 8 L'' of the Paris mint, struck while Louis XV was a minor. Droulers<sup>[2]</sup> notes the type as rather scarce as most were melted in the great reform of 1726. A number were recovered from the wreck of ''Le Chameau'' but most were corroded. This type is the lowest weight écu struck during the reign of Louis XV.  
 
This specimen was lot 1701 in Künker sale 263 (Osnabruck, June 2015), where it sold for €2,000 (about US$2,584 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''KÖNIGREICH Louis XV, 1715-1774. Ecu aux huit L 1724, A, Paris. Prachtexemplar. Herrliche Patina, vorzüglich-Stempelglanz.'' (kingdom of [[France]], Louis XV, 1715-74, écu of eight "L's" of 1724, Paris mint. Proof example, toned, extremely fine to uncirculated.)"</blockquote> An ''écu aux 8 L'' of the Paris mint, struck while Louis XV was a minor. Droulers<sup>[2]</sup> notes the type as rather scarce as most were melted in the great reform of 1726. A number were recovered from the wreck of ''Le Chameau'' but most were corroded. This type is the lowest weight écu struck during the reign of Louis XV.  

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Künker sale 263, lot 1701

This specimen was lot 1701 in Künker sale 263 (Osnabruck, June 2015), where it sold for €2,000 (about US$2,584 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"KÖNIGREICH Louis XV, 1715-1774. Ecu aux huit L 1724, A, Paris. Prachtexemplar. Herrliche Patina, vorzüglich-Stempelglanz. (kingdom of France, Louis XV, 1715-74, écu of eight "L's" of 1724, Paris mint. Proof example, toned, extremely fine to uncirculated.)"

An écu aux 8 L of the Paris mint, struck while Louis XV was a minor. Droulers[2] notes the type as rather scarce as most were melted in the great reform of 1726. A number were recovered from the wreck of Le Chameau but most were corroded. This type is the lowest weight écu struck during the reign of Louis XV.

Recorded mintage: 918,810.

Specification: 23.59 g, .917 fine silver, .695 troy oz ASW, 38-39 mm diameter, edge lettered DOMINE SALVUM FAC REGEM, designed by Norbert Roëttiers.

Catalog reference: Duplessy 1670; Dav-1329; KM 472.1, Gadoury 320, Dr/5 no. 745, Dr/4 no. 818, Dr/2 no. 574.

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.
  • Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1700-1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1964.
  • [1]Künker Münzauktionen und Goldhandel, Catalog 263, The Friedrich Popken collection of gold and silver coinages | Coins and Medals from Medieval and Modern Times, a. o. the collection of Ernst Otto Horn, part III, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2015.

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