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1⁄12 Ecu of Dauphiné with juvenile bust - Louis XIV
| Issuer | Monnaie de Paris |
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| Year | 1660-1662 |
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| Composition | Silver (.917) |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Central shield of the royal arms of France and Dauphiné, quartered: the first and fourth quarters bearing three fleurs-de-lis of France, and the second and third quarters displaying the dolphin of Dauphiné. The shield is surmounted by an open royal crown with fleurs-de-lis and arches. The mint mark Z for Grenoble appears between two stops in the legend, and the date 1661 is incorporated within the circular Latin inscription running along the toothed border. |
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This issue belongs to a peculiar transitional moment in French royal coinage: Louis XIV was already in his early twenties when these pieces were struck, yet official dies still depicted him with the juvenile bust type carried over from his minority. The Dauphiné attribution reflects the regional mint hierarchy of the period, with provincial issues like this one circulating locally rather than feeding into the broader national economy. The "juvenile" portrait type was officially retired following the coinage reform of 1662, which renders this a short-lived series by design rather than circumstance.