France 1697-W 1/4 ecu

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Jean Elsen sale 152, lot 1810

The specimen shown is an quart d'écu aux palmes ("quarter écu with palms") struck in Lille during the reign of Louis XIV. This type was struck 1693-1701 in moderate quantities, mostly overstriking older quarter écus ("flans reformés"--see the specimen shown for the visible undertype). It was succeeded by the quart d'écu aux insignes. Droulers[2] prices this date as rare. This specimen was lot 1810 in Jean Elsen sale 152 (Brussels, September 2022), where it sold for €120 (about US$145 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"FRANCE, Royaume, Louis XIV (1643-1715), AR quart d'écu aux palmes, 1697W, Lille. 2e réformation. D/ B. cuir. à d. R/ Ecu de France rond, couronné, entre deux palmes. Extrêmement rare. Très Beau. (kingdom of France, Louis XIV, 1643-1715, silver quarter écu of the palms of 1697, Lille mint, second restoration. Obverse: armored bust right; reverse: crowned round arms of France between two palms. Extremely rare, Very Fine.)"

Recorded mintage: 6,000, all rf[2]

Specification: 6.86 g, 0.917 fine silver, 27-28 mm diameter, reeded edge, designed by Joseph Roëttiers. This specimen 6,74 g.

Catalog reference: Dr/4 № 691, Dupl. 1522A; Gad-152; L4L 261.

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.
  • Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
  • Gadoury, Victor, Monnaies Royales Françaises, 1610-1792, 5me éd., Monaco: Éditions Victor Gadoury, 2018.
  • [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 152: Collection Ferdy Willems, Celtic coins, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2022.

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