France 1671-9 ecu
The first specimen was lot 1655 in Sincona sale 47 (Zürich, May 2018), where it sold for 550 CHF (about US$660 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"FRANKREICH, Konigreich, Louis XIV. 1643-1715. Ecu au buste juvénile 1671, Rennes. Gutes sehr schön. Hübsche Patina. Leicht justiert. (kingdom of France, Louis XIV, 1643-1715, écu of the juvenile bust of 1671, Rennes mint. Good very fine, Attractive patina, Minor adjustment marks.)"
This écu au buste juvénile was struck at Rennes 1663-77. Small bust (Dr/4 № 447) or large bust (Dr/4 № 449, slightly scarcer) varieties exist.
Recorded mintage: 294,617[2], a somewhat better date.
Specification: 27.45 g, 0.917 fine, plain edge, 38-41 mm diameter, designed by Norbert Roëttiers, the first specimen 27.15 g.
Catalog reference: Dr/4 № 447 or 449, Gadoury 206. Dav-3802.
- [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]Richter, Jürg, Auction 47, World Coins and Medals, Coins and Medals from Switzerland, Zürich: Sincona AG, 2018.
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