France 1695-N 1/2 ecu
This specimen was lot 2760 in Sincona sale 83 (Zurich, May 2023), where it sold for 1,050 CHF (about US$1,405 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted, "FRANKREICH, Louis XIV. 1643-1715. 1/2 Ecu aux palmes 1695 N, Montpellier. Réformation. FDC. Prachtvolle Erhaltung (kingdom of France, Louis XIV, 1643-1715, Uncirculated, Magnificent condition)." The specimen shown is an demi-écu aux palmes ("écu with palms") struck in Amiens during the reign of Louis XIV. This type was struck 1693-1700 in large quantities, mostly overstriking older écus ("flans reformés"--see the specimen shown for the visible undertype). It was succeeded by the demi-écu aux insignes. Droulers[1] prices this date as common, but even a common date is priced 20% higher than a demi-écu à la mèche longue. This is a fairly common date.
Recorded mintage: 127,970, all rf.
Specification: 13.72 g, .917 fine silver, 32-35 mm diameter, edge lettered DOMINE SALVVM FAC REGEM, designed by Joseph Roëttiers; this specimen 13.34 g.
Catalog reference: Dup-1521a; Dr/4 № 618, Dr/2 № 412; KM 295.14, Gad-185.
- 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.
- Gadoury, Victor, Monnaies Royales Françaises, 1610-1792, 5me éd., Monaco: Éditions Victor Gadoury, 2018.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- [1]Richter, Jurg, SINCONA Auction 83, World and Swiss Coins and Medals, Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2023.
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- 1694-AA demi-écu aux palmes
- 1694-ϽC demi-écu aux palmes
- 1695-W seizième d'écu de Flandre aux palmes
- 1695-AA douzième d'écu aux palmes
- 1695-W huitième d'écu de Flandre aux palmes
- 1695-A demi-écu aux palmes
- 1695-H demi-écu aux palmes
- 1695-X demi-écu aux palmes
- 1695-9 demi-écu aux palmes
- 1695-BB 35 sols de Strasbourg aux palmes
- 1695-A écu aux palmes
- 1695-C écu aux palmes
- 1695-D écu aux palmes
- 1695-E écu aux palmes
- 1695-T écu aux palmes
- 1695-A demi-louis d'or aux quatre L
- 1695-P demi-louis d'or aux quatre L
- 1695-W demi-louis d'or aux quatre L
- 1695-A louis d'or aux 4 L
- 1695-AA louis d'or aux quatre L
- 1695-B louis d'or aux 4 L
- 1695-E louis d'or aux 4 L
- 1695-P louis d'or aux quatre L
- 1695-T louis d'or aux quatre L
- 1695-W louis d'or aux quatre L
- 1695-V louis d'or aux 4 L
- 1696-C demi-écu aux palmes
- 1696-H demi-écu aux palmes
- Coins and currency dated 1695
- return to French royal coinage (to 1793).