France 1790-T liard

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Jean Elsen sale 141, lot 1494

This specimen was lot 1494 in Jean Elsen sale 141 (Brussels, June 2019), where it sold for €100 (about US$133 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"FRANCE, Royaume, Louis XVI (1774-1793), Cu liard, 1790T, Nantes. D/ T. à g. R/ Ecu de France couronné. Légère faiblesse de frappe. Très Beau à Superbe. (kingdom of France, Louis XVI, 1774-93, copper liard of 1790, Nantes mint. Obverse: head left; reverse: crowned arms of France. Slightly weakly struck, Very Fine - Extremely Fine.)"

This specimen is a copper liard à l'écu struck at the Nantes mint in 1790, the year after the Bastille fell. It is fairly common, being priced by Droulers[2] at 20% more than the common date (1783-W). Its face value was three deniers or one fourth of a sol.

Recorded mintage: unknown[2], a fairly common date.

Specification: copper, 3.05 g, 23.5 mm diameter, plain edge, this specimen is 2,86 g.

Catalog reference: Dr/4 № 894, Dr/2 № 627, Dupl-1716; Gad-348.

Source:

  • Duplessy, Jean, Les Monnaies Françaises Royales de Hugues Capet à Louis XVI (987-1793), Tome II, 2e édition, Paris: Maison Platt, 1999.
  • [2]Droulers, Frédéric, Répertoire General des Monnaies de Louis XIII à Louis XVI (1610-1792), 4e édition. Paris: AFPN, 2009.
  • Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
  • Gadoury, Victor, Monnaies Royales Françaises, 1610-1792, 5me éd., Monaco: Éditions Victor Gadoury, 2018.
  • [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 141, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils, S.A., 2019.

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