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This specimen was lot 22104 in Heritage sale 61352 (Dallas, December 2023), where it sold for $216. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[France]]: Louis XIV 1/2 Ecu 1701-)( F15 NGC, Besancon mint. A very scarce mint and date pairing, missing from the Gadoury and Droulers references. Ex. iNumis 28 (March 2015, lot 774)." The specimen shown is an ''demi-écu aux insignes'' ("half écu with insignia") struck in Tours during the reign of Louis XIV. This type was struck 1701-03 in large quantities, almost exclusively by overstriking older half écus ("flans reformés"). It was succeeded by the ''demi-écu aux 8 L, 2éme type.'' The Besançon mint was a backwoods operation and most of its products are rare. We are not at all shocked that this example is from an unlisted date.
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This specimen was lot 22104 in Heritage sale 61352 (Dallas, December 2023), where it sold for $216. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[France]]: Louis XIV 1/2 Ecu 1701-)( F15 NGC, Besancon mint. A very scarce mint and date pairing, missing from the Gadoury and Droulers references. Ex. iNumis 28 (March 2015, lot 774)." The specimen shown is an ''demi-écu aux insignes'' ("half écu with insignia") struck in Besançon during the reign of Louis XIV. This type was struck 1701-03 in large quantities, almost exclusively by overstriking older half écus ("flans reformés"). It was succeeded by the ''demi-écu aux 8 L, 2éme type.'' The Besançon mint was a backwoods operation and most of its products are rare. We are not at all shocked that this example is from an unlisted date.
  
 
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown but all rf.
 
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown but all rf.

Latest revision as of 09:09, 9 April 2026

Heritage sale 61352, lot 22104
image courtesy Heritage Auction Galleries

This specimen was lot 22104 in Heritage sale 61352 (Dallas, December 2023), where it sold for $216. The catalog description[1] noted, "France: Louis XIV 1/2 Ecu 1701-)( F15 NGC, Besancon mint. A very scarce mint and date pairing, missing from the Gadoury and Droulers references. Ex. iNumis 28 (March 2015, lot 774)." The specimen shown is an demi-écu aux insignes ("half écu with insignia") struck in Besançon during the reign of Louis XIV. This type was struck 1701-03 in large quantities, almost exclusively by overstriking older half écus ("flans reformés"). It was succeeded by the demi-écu aux 8 L, 2éme type. The Besançon mint was a backwoods operation and most of its products are rare. We are not at all shocked that this example is from an unlisted date.

Recorded mintage: unknown but all rf.

Specification: 13.54 g, 0.917 fine silver, edge lettered DOMINE SALVVM FAC REGEM, designed by Joseph Roëttiers.

Catalog reference: Dr/4 № 623, Dr/2 № 425, KM-325 (unlisted date), Gad-189 (Unlisted date), Dupl-1534B.

Source:

  • 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.
  • Gadoury, Victor, Monnaies Royales Françaises, 1610-1792, 5me éd., Monaco: Éditions Victor Gadoury, 2018.
  • Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
  • [1]Cristiano Bierrenbach, Warren Tucker and Sam Spiegel, 2023 December 10 Spotlight: France World Coins Showcase Auction #61352, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auctions, 2023.

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