France (1483-98) ecu d'or Fr-322

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Jean Elsen sale 145, lot 1032

This specimen was lot 1032 in Jean Elsen sale 145 (Brussels, September 2020), where it sold for €850 (about US$1,211 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"FRANCE, Royaume, Charles VIII (1483-1498), AV écu d'or au soleil du Dauphiné, point 2e, Romans. 1er type. D/ Champ écartelé de France-Dauphiné, sous un soleil et un dauphin. R/ Croix fleurdelisée. Rare. Très Beau. Provient de notre vente 80, 12 juin 2004, 1057. (kingdom of France, Charles VIII, 1483-98, gold écu of the sunburst of Dauphiné, second point, Romans mint, first type. Obverse: quartered arms of France and Dauphiné under a sunburst and a dolphin; reverse: floriate cross. Rare, Very Fine.)"

The écu d'or au soleil remained the standard French gold coin for centuries, until the reforms of the 1640's introduced the milled louis d'or. When this type was issued for the county of Dauphiné, its face value was 36 sols, 3 deniers tournois, which value was changed from time to time by royal proclamation as the price of gold went up or down.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.49 g, 0.963 fine gold, this specimen 3,31 g.

Catalog reference: Dupl-579; Ci. 800B; Laf. 558.

Source:

  • Duplessy, Jean, Les Monnaies Françaises Royales de Hugues Capet à Louis XVI (987-1793), Tome I, 2e édition, Paris: Maison Platt, 1999.
  • Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
  • [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 145, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2020.

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