France 1722-E ecu

Jean Elsen sale 148, lot 1004

This is an écu au grand écusson de France of the Tours mint, struck while Louis XV was a minor. Droulers^[1] notes the type as rather scarce but more available than the succeeding écu aux 8 L of 1724-25. The type was issued 1720-24. This specimen was lot 1004 in Jean Elsen sale 148 (Brussels, September 2021), where it sold for €850 (about US$1,205 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"FRANCE, Royaume, Louis XV (1715-1774), AR écu de France, 1722E, Tours. Réformation. D/ B. enfantin à d., l., dr. et cuir. R/ Ecu de France couronné. Très rare Fines griffes. Très Beau à Superbe. (kingdom of France, Louis XV, 1715-74, silver écu of France of 1722, Tours mint, reformed. Obverse: laureate, draped and armored young bust right; reverse: crowned arms of France. Very rare, fine scratches, Very Fine - Extremely Fine.)"

Recorded mintage: 12,240 fn + unknown rf.

Specification: 24.47 g, .917 fine silver, .722 troy oz ASW, 38 mm diameter, edge lettered DOMINE SALVUM FAC REGEM, designed by Norbert Roëttiers, this specimen 24,21 g.

Catalog reference: Dr/4 no. 817, Dr/2 no. 566, KM-459.7; Dupl. 1665A; Dav-1328, Gad-319.

Source:

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.
Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1700-1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1964.
Gadoury, Victor, Monnaies Royales Françaises, 1610-1792, 5me éd., Monaco: Éditions Victor Gadoury, 2018.
Duplessy, Jean, Les Monnaies Françaises Royales de Hugues Capet à Louis XVI (987-1793), Tome II, 2e édition, Paris: Maison Platt, 1999.
^[1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 148: Monnaies, Médailles et Décorations, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2021.

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