France 1706-AA 10 sols

from the Mountain Groan Collection

Shown is a 10 sols aux quatre couronnes (ten sous with four crowns) struck at the Metz mint in the last years of Louis XIV's reign. The type was struck 1702-07 for France in substantial numbers but solely from the Metz ("AA") and Strasbourg ("BB") mints. This date is the commonest of the type. The SCWC lists this as a 1/8 écu but Droulers notes this coin is closer to a 1/7 écu.

Recorded mintage: 2,575,400.

Specification: 3.10 g, 0.833 fine silver, plain edge, designed by Norbert Roëttiers.

Catalog reference: Dr/4 № 710, Dr/2 № 513, KM 348.1.

Source:

• 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.
• 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:

• 1705-AA 10 sols aux quatre couronnes
• 1705-BB 10 sols aux quatre couronnes
• 1706-A 10 sols aux insignes
• 1706-D écu aux huit L, deuxieme type
• 1707-A 10 sols aux insignes
• 1707-AA 10 sols aux quatre couronnes
• 1707-H 10 sols aux insignes
• Coins and currency dated 1706
• return to French royal coinage (to 1793)