France 1774-L 1/2 ecu

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Jean Elsen sale 145, lot 1191

This specimen was lot 1191 in Jean Elsen sale 145 (Brussels, September 2020), where it sold for €80 (about US$114 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"FRANCE, Royaume, Louis XV (1715-1774), AR demi-écu à la vieille tête, 1774L, Bayonne. D/ T. l. à g. R/ Ecu de France couronné, entre deux rameaux d'olivier. Très rare. très bien conservé/Beau. (kingdom of France, Louis XV, 1715-74, one half ecu of the old head of 1774, Bayonne mint. Obverse: laureate head left; reverse: crowned arms of France between two olive branches. Very rare, very good/Fine.)"

This is a scarce date of a scarce type.

Recorded mintage: 6,873.

Specification: 14.74 g, 0.917 fine silver, 31-33 mm diameter, reeded edge, designed by J.-C. Röettiers, this specimen 13,90 g.

Catalog reference: Dupl., 1686; Ciani-213, KM 554.4, Dr/4 № 829, Dr/2 № 591; Gad-315 (unlisted date).

Source:

  • Droulers, Frédéric, Répertoire General des Monnaies de Louis XIII à Louis XVI (1610-1792), 2nd édition. Paris: AFPN, 1998.
  • Duplessy, Jean, Les Monnaies Françaises Royales de Hugues Capet à Louis XVI (987-1793), Tome II, 2e édition, Paris: Maison Platt, 1999.
  • Gadoury, Victor, Monnaies Royales Françaises, 1610-1792, 5me éd., Monaco: Éditions Victor Gadoury, 2018.
  • Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
  • [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 145, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2020.

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