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This specimen was lot 941 in Jean Elsen sale 137 (Brussels, June 2018), where it did not sell. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''FRANCE, Royaume, Charles IX (1560-1574), AV écu d'or au soleil, 1567B, Rouen. D/ Ecu de France couronné, sous un soleil. R/ Croix fleurdelisée. Très Beau.'' (kingdom of [[France]], Charles IX, 1560-74, gold écu of the sunburst of 1567, Rouen mint. Obverse: crowned arms of France under a sunburst; reverse: floriate cross. 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 specimen was lot 941 in Jean Elsen sale 137 (Brussels, June 2018), where it did not sell. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''FRANCE, Royaume, Charles IX (1560-1574), AV écu d'or au soleil, 1567B, Rouen. D/ Ecu de France couronné, sous un soleil. R/ Croix fleurdelisée. Très Beau.'' (kingdom of [[France]], Charles IX, 1560-74, gold écu of the sunburst of 1567, Rouen mint. Obverse: crowned arms of France under a sunburst; reverse: floriate cross. 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. | ||
| − | ''Recorded mintage:'' | + | ''Recorded mintage:'' 80,300<sup>[3]</sup> including a few demi-écus d'or; a common date. |
''Specification:'' 3.37 g, .958 fine gold, this specimen 3,35 g. | ''Specification:'' 3.37 g, .958 fine gold, this specimen 3,35 g. | ||
| − | ''Catalog reference:'' Fr-378; Dupl-1057; Ci. 1343; Laf. 890. | + | ''Catalog reference:'' Sb-4904, Fr-378; Dupl-1057; Ci. 1343; Laf. 890. |
''[[Bibliography|Source:]]'' | ''[[Bibliography|Source:]]'' | ||
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* 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. | * 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. | ||
* <sup>[1]</sup>Elsen, Philippe, et al., ''Vente Publique 137,'' Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils, S.A., 2018. | * <sup>[1]</sup>Elsen, Philippe, et al., ''Vente Publique 137,'' Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils, S.A., 2018. | ||
| + | * <sup>[3]</sup>Sombart, Stéphan, ''Franciae IV: Catalogue des Monnaies Royales Françaises de François Ier à Henri IV (1540-1610)'', Paris: Éditions les Chevau-légers, 1997. | ||
''Link to:'' | ''Link to:'' | ||
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* [[France 1567-M ecu d'or|1567-M ''écu d'or au soleil'']] | * [[France 1567-M ecu d'or|1567-M ''écu d'or au soleil'']] | ||
* [[France 1567-T ecu d'or|1567-T ''écu d'or au soleil'']] | * [[France 1567-T ecu d'or|1567-T ''écu d'or au soleil'']] | ||
| + | * [[France 1568-A ecu d'or|1568-A ''écu d'or au soleil,'' Paris mint]] | ||
| + | * [[France 1568-H ecu d'or|1568-H ''écu d'or au soleil,'' La Rochelle mint]] | ||
| + | * [[France 1568-M ecu d'or|1568-M ''écu d'or au soleil,'' Toulouse mint]] | ||
* [[Coins and currency dated 1567]] | * [[Coins and currency dated 1567]] | ||
* return to [[French royal coinage (to 1793)]] | * return to [[French royal coinage (to 1793)]] | ||
[[Category:Gold coins of France]][[Category:Selections from Jean Elsen sale 137]] | [[Category:Gold coins of France]][[Category:Selections from Jean Elsen sale 137]] | ||
Revision as of 13:34, 19 February 2022
This specimen was lot 941 in Jean Elsen sale 137 (Brussels, June 2018), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted,
"FRANCE, Royaume, Charles IX (1560-1574), AV écu d'or au soleil, 1567B, Rouen. D/ Ecu de France couronné, sous un soleil. R/ Croix fleurdelisée. Très Beau. (kingdom of France, Charles IX, 1560-74, gold écu of the sunburst of 1567, Rouen mint. Obverse: crowned arms of France under a sunburst; reverse: floriate cross. 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.
Recorded mintage: 80,300[3] including a few demi-écus d'or; a common date.
Specification: 3.37 g, .958 fine gold, this specimen 3,35 g.
Catalog reference: Sb-4904, Fr-378; Dupl-1057; Ci. 1343; Laf. 890.
- [2]Duplessy, Jean, Les Monnaies Françaises Royales de Hugues Capet à Louis XVI (987-1793), Tome II, 2e édition, Paris: Maison Platt, 1999.
- 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]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 137, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils, S.A., 2018.
- [3]Sombart, Stéphan, Franciae IV: Catalogue des Monnaies Royales Françaises de François Ier à Henri IV (1540-1610), Paris: Éditions les Chevau-légers, 1997.
Link to:
- 1566-B écu d'or au soleil
- 1567-D teston
- 1567-K teston
- 1567-A écu d'or au soleil
- 1567-H écu d'or au soleil
- 1567-I écu d'or au soleil
- 1567-M écu d'or au soleil
- 1567-T écu d'or au soleil
- 1568-A écu d'or au soleil, Paris mint
- 1568-H écu d'or au soleil, La Rochelle mint
- 1568-M écu d'or au soleil, Toulouse mint
- Coins and currency dated 1567
- return to French royal coinage (to 1793)