France 1666-M 1/2 ecu

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Jean Elsen sale 141, lot 1248

This specimen was lot 1248 in Jean Elsen sale 141 (Brussels, June 2019), where it sold for €120 (about US$159 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"FRANCE, Royaume, Louis XIV (1643-1715), AR demi-écu au buste juvénile, 1666M, Toulouse. 1er type. D/ B. l. et dr. à d. R/ Ecu de France couronné. Fines griffes. presque Très Beau. (kingdom of France, Louis XIV, 1643-1715, silver half écu of the juvenile bust of 1666, Toulouse mint, first type. Obverse: draped and armored bust right; reverse: crowned arms of France. Fine scratches, about Very Fine.)"

The demi-écu au buste juvénile was struck 1661-72. There is so much variation from mint to mint that Droulers has a subtype for each mint.

Recorded mintage: 120,942.

Specification: 13.72 g, .917 fine silver, 32-33 mm diameter, plain edge, engraved by Jean Warin, this specimen 13,56 g.

Catalog reference: Dr/4 no. 538, Dr/2 no. 316, KM 202.10, Dupl. 1484; Gad-173.

Source:

  • Duplessy, Jean, Les Monnaies Françaises Royales de Hugues Capet à Louis XVI (987-1793), Tome II, 2e édition, Paris: Maison Platt, 1999.
  • Droulers, Frédéric, Répertoire General des Monnaies de Louis XIII à Louis XVI (1610-1792), 4e édition. Paris: AFPN, 2009.
  • Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
  • Gadoury, Victor, Monnaies Royales Françaises, 1610-1792, 4me éd., Monaco: Éditions Victor Gadoury, 2012.
  • [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 141, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils, S.A., 2019.

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