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Sincona sale 97, lot 1469

This specimen was lot 1469 in SINCONA Auction 97 (Zürich, May 2025), where it sold for 2,000 CHF (about US$2,901 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"FRANKREICH Königreich, Charles IX. 1560-1574. Ecu d'or au soleil 1563 A, Paris. NGC MS62. Das durch NGC höchstbewertete Exemplar. (kingdom of France, Charles IX, 1560-74, gold écu of the sunburst of 1563, Paris mint. Finest certified by NGC.)"

This coin is called the écu d'or au soleil in Duplessy with a face value of fifty sols tournois and is noted with many variations in obverse and reverse legends. In his survey, Sombart found four of this date, making it the most common mint for 1563. Paris is the most common mint but 1563 is not a common date for Paris.

Recorded mintage: 23,000 including half écus[2].

Specification: 3.37 g, .958 fine gold, this specimen 3.40 g.

Catalog reference: Fr-378; Dup 1057; Sb 4904 (4 ex.).

Source:

  • 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.
  • [2]Sombart, Stéphan, Franciae IV: Catalogue des Monnaies Royales Françaises de François Ier à Henri IV (1540-1610), Paris: Éditions les Chevau-légers, 1997.
  • [1]Richter, Jurg, SINCONA Auction 97: World and Swiss Coins and Medals, SINCONA Bullion Auction, Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2025.

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