France (1515-47) ecu d'or Fr-363
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This specimen was lot 324 in Sincona sale 46 (Zürich, May 2018), where it sold for 450 CHF (about US$540 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"Frankreich, François I. 1515-1547. Ecu dor au soleil de Bretagne o. J. (1. Typ), Rennes. Sehr schön. (kingdom of France, Francis I, 1515-47, undated écu d'or of the sunburst of Brittany, first type, Rennes mint. Very fine.)"
Duplessy notes a second type (Dupl-790) where a crowned "F" replaces one of the crowned ermines. Both had a face value of 40 sols tournois.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.44 g, 0.958 fine gold, this specimen 3.41 g.
Catalog reference: Duplessy 789. Fr-363.
- Duplessy, Jean, Les Monnaies Françaises Royales de Hugues Capet à Louis XVI (987-1793), Tome II, 2e édition, Paris: Maison Platt, 1999.
- Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
- [1]Richter, Jürg, Auction 46, Gold Coins and Medals, Zürich: Sincona AG, 2018.
Link to:
- (1514-15) écu d'or au porc-épic de Bretagne
- (1515-40) hardi
- (1515-17) liard au dauphin
- (1515-40) grand blanc de Bretagne, Rennes mint
- (1515-47) grand blanc du Dauphiné, Crémieu mint
- (1515) grand blanc à la couronne
- (1515-40) teston, Rouen mint
- (1515-40) teston, Lyon mint
- (1515-28) écu d'or au soleil du Dauphiné
- (1515) écu d'or au soleil, Lyon mint, plain reverse
- (1515) écu d'or au soleil, Lyon mint, crowned "F's" on the reverse
- (1519-40) écu d'or au soleil de Bretagne, deuxiéme type
- Coins and currency dated 1515
- return to French royal coinage (to 1793)