France 1716-K ecu

Jean Elsen sale 145, lot 1163

This specimen was lot 1163 in Jean Elsen sale 145 (Brussels, September 2020), where it did not sell. The catalog description^[1] noted,

"1163. FRANCE, Royaume, Louis XV (1715-1774), AR écu Vertugadin, 1716B, Rouen. Réformation. D/ B. enfantin à d., dr. et cuir. R/ Ecu de France rond, couronné. Très Beau. (kingdom of France, Louis XV, 1715-74, silver écu vertugadin of 1716, Rouen mint, reformed. Obverse: draped and armored infant bust to right; reverse: crowned round arms of France. Very Fine.)"

An écu vertugadin of the Montpellier mint, struck while Louis XV was a minor. Droulers^[2] notes the 1716-K as fairly common as "flan reformé" (struck over an earlier type) while "flans neufs" are rare. A few, extremely rare 1716-K écu aux trois couronnes are reported. The specimen shown is a "flan reformé." The type was struck 1715-18 in substantial numbers but was replaced by the écu de France-Navarre, which is only 24.47 grams.

Recorded mintage: est. 131,328 (new blanks) plus a larger number rf.

Specification: 30.59 g, .917 fine silver, .902 troy oz ASW, 41 mm diameter, edge lettered DOMINE SALVUM FAC REGEM, designed by Norbert Roëttiers, this specimen 30,33 g.

Catalog reference: Dupl-1651A; Gad-317, KM 414.11, Dr/4 no. 813, Dr/2 no. 553, Dav-1326.

Source:

^[2]Droulers, Frédéric, Répertoire General des Monnaies de Louis XIII à Louis XVI (1610-1792), 2nd édition. Paris: AFPN, 1998.
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]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 145, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2020.

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