France 1765-AA ecu
This specimen was lot 989 in Jean Elsen sale 157 (Brussels, December 2023), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted,
"FRANCE, Royaume, Louis XV (1715-1774), AR écu au bandeau, 1765 AA, Metz. D/ T. à g., ceinte d'un bandeau. R/ Ecu de France couronné, entre deux rameaux d'olivier. Très rare. Taches au droit. Très Beau. (kingdom of France, Louis XV, 1715-74, silver écu of the ribbon of 1765, Metz mint. Obverse: head left, hair tied in a ribbon; reverse: crowned arms of France between two olive branches. Very rare, stains on the obverse, Very Fine.)"
The écu au bandeau is the most popular coin of the ancien regime among collectors. Alhéritière and Deswelle[3] reported 575 dates for this type in 2004; three more have been published since. An additional 215 dates may exist; records show they were minted but no one has found one. Four dates are known which the archives state should not exist. Of these only two dozen or so are classed as common (20 or more examples known), while 481 dates are known from five or fewer examples.
Recorded mintage: 84,660[2], a better date.
Specification: 29.49 g, 0.917 fine silver, 39-41 mm diameter, edge lettered DOMINE SALVUM FAC REGEM, designed by Joseph-Charles Röettiers, this specimen 8,94 g (sic).
Catalog reference: Dr/4 № 820, Dr/2 № 584, KM 512.2, Dupl-1680; Gad-322, Dav-1331.
- [2]Droulers, Frédéric, Répertoire General des Monnaies de Louis XIII à Louis XVI (1610-1792), 4e édition. Paris: AFPN, 2009.
- [3]Alhéritière, Edouard, and Ludovic Deswelle, "Les écus de Louis XV de bandeau: point de situation," Numismatique et Change, No. 349 [Mai 2004], pp. 61-63.
- Duplessy, Jean, Les Monnaies Françaises Royales de Hugues Capet à Louis XVI (987-1793), Tome II, 2e édition, Paris: Maison Platt, 1999.
- Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1700-1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1964.
- 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.
- George Sobin, Jr., The Silver Crowns of France, 1640-1973. Teaneck, NJ: Richard Margolis, 1974.
- [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 157, Collection J.-C. Martiny, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2023.
Link to:
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- 1764-M écu au bandeau
- 1764-9 écu au bandeau
- 1764 écu au bandeau du Béarn
- 1765-A vingtième d'écu au bandeau
- 1765-ϽC demi-écu au bandeau
- 1765-L demi-écu au bandeau
- 1765-T demi-écu au bandeau
- 1765-A écu au bandeau
- 1765-L écu au bandeau
- 1765-T écu au bandeau
- 1765 écu au bandeau du Béarn
- 1765-A louis d'or au bandeau
- 1765-K double louis d'or au bandeau
- 1765-Q double louis d'or au bandeau
- 1765 double louis d'or au bandeau du Béarn
- 1766-D écu au bandeau
- 1766-L écu au bandeau
- 1766-T écu au bandeau
- 1766 écu au bandeau du Béarn
- Coins and currency dated 1765
- return to French royal coinage (to 1793)