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| − | This specimen was lot 70541 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, October 2021), where it sold for $504. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[France|FRANCE]]. Ecu d'Or, 1568-H. La Rochelle Mint. Charles IX. NGC Unc Details--Harshly Cleaned. Weight: A generally well detailed coin, with some hairlines and medium honey golden toning." 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 specimen was lot 70541 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, October 2021), where it sold for $504. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[France|FRANCE]]. Ecu d'Or, 1568-H. La Rochelle Mint. Charles IX. NGC Unc Details--Harshly Cleaned. Weight: A generally well detailed coin, with some hairlines and medium honey golden toning." 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. |
''Recorded mintage:'' 5,026 including a few demi-écus d'or; a scarce date. | ''Recorded mintage:'' 5,026 including a few demi-écus d'or; a scarce date. | ||
Revision as of 13:24, 19 February 2022
This specimen was lot 70541 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, October 2021), where it sold for $504. The catalog description[1] noted, "FRANCE. Ecu d'Or, 1568-H. La Rochelle Mint. Charles IX. NGC Unc Details--Harshly Cleaned. Weight: A generally well detailed coin, with some hairlines and medium honey golden toning." 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.
Recorded mintage: 5,026 including a few demi-écus d'or; a scarce date.
Specification: 3.37 g, .958 fine gold; this specimen 3.36 g.
Catalog reference: Sb-4904, Fr-378, Duplessy-1057.
- 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]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The October 2021 Collector's Choice sale: World and Ancient Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2021.
- [2]Duplessy, Jean, Les Monnaies Françaises Royales de Hugues Capet à Louis XVI (987-1793), Tome II, 2e édition, Paris: Maison Platt, 1999.
- [3]Sombart, Stéphan, Franciae IV: Catalogue des Monnaies Royales Françaises de François Ier à Henri IV (1540-1610), Paris: Éditions les Chevau-légers, 1997.
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