France 1727-AA ecu

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Jean Elsen sale 146, lot 194
from the Mountain Groan Collection
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This specimen was lot 194 in Jean Elsen sale 146 (Brussels, November 2020), where it sold for €180 (about US$262 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"FRANCE, Royaume, Louis XV (1715-1774), AR écu aux rameaux d'olivier, 1727AA, Metz. D/ B. habillé à g., décoré de la croix du Saint-Esprit. R/ Ecu de France couronné, entre deux rameaux d'olivier. Gradé PCGS XF45. Très Beau. Provient de Schulman, 1989 et de la collection Teitgen, Paris, 26-28 octobre 2015, 935. (kingdom of France, Louis XV, 1715-74, silver écu of the olive branches of 1727, Metz mint. Obverse: uniformed bust left, decorated with the cross of the Holy Spirit; reverse: crowned arms of France between two olive branches. Very Fine.)"

This coin is an écu aux branches d'olivier from the Metz mint. Metz mint issues are known for the entire span of this type (1726-40) altho this is the one of the few that is reasonably common.

Recorded mintage: 96,810[2].

Specification: 29.49 g, .917 fine silver, 39-41 mm diameter, edge lettered, DOMINE SALVUM FAC REGEM.

Catalog reference: Dupl. 1675; Gad-321; L4L 480, KM 486.2, Dav-1330, Dr/4 no. 819, Dr/2 no. 579.

Source:

  • [2]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.
  • Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
  • Gadoury, Victor, Monnaies Royales Françaises, 1610-1792, 4me éd., Monaco: Éditions Victor Gadoury, 2012.
  • Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1700-1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1964.
  • [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 146: Collection Anthony Lorrain Monnaies de Metz, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2020.

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