France 1720-A 1/3 ecu

From CoinVarieties
Revision as of 09:57, 20 October 2024 by LatinKing2020 (talk | contribs) (Text replacement - "* [[France 1721-R 1/3 ecu" to "* 1721-K ''tiers d'écu au grand écusson de France'' * [[France 1721-R 1/3 ecu")
Jump to navigation Jump to search
Ponterio sale 155, lot 7226
photo courtesy Ponterio & Associates
from the Mountain Groan Collection
France 1720A 1-3 ecu rev DSLR.jpg

This specimen was lot 7226 in Ponterio sale 155 (Baltimore, November 2009), where it sold for $235.75. The catalog description[1] noted, "FRANCE. 1/3 Ecu, 1720-A. Louis XV (1715-74). Toned. NGC AU-55." The type was struck 1720-23 in large numbers while the adventurer John Law dominated the French government. Many were struck over petit Louis d'argent struck in 1720. This specimen is from the Paris mint and is the commonest date.

Recorded mintage: 6,908,339 "flans neufs" plus 8,374,384 "flans reformées"[2].

Specification: 8.15 g, 0.917 fine silver, 26-28 mm diameter, reeded edge, designed by Norbert Roëttiers.

Catalog reference: Dr/4 № 832, Dr/2 № 568, Gad-306; KM-457.1.

Source:

  • [1]Ponterio, Richard, and Kent Ponterio, The November 2010 Baltimore Auction, Irvine, CA: Bowers and Merena, 2010.
  • [2]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.
  • Gadoury, Victor, Monnaies Royales Françaises, 1610-1792, 5me éd., Monaco: Éditions Victor Gadoury, 2018.

Link to:

Retrieved from "https://coinvarieties.com/index.php?title=France_1720-A_1/3_ecu&oldid=446147"