1⁄12 Ecu with short wick - Louis XIV

Issuer France
Year 1643-1653
Type Standard circulation coin
Value 1⁄12 Silver Ecu
Currency Livre tournois (987-1795)
Composition Silver (.917)
Weight 2.287 g
Diameter 19.5 mm
Thickness
Shape Round
Technique
Orientation Coin alignment ↑↓
Engraver(s) Jean Warin
In circulation to
Reference(s) Dy royales#1464, Ciani#1836, GadR2#111
Obverse description Louis XIV child head laureate.
Obverse script Latin
Obverse lettering LVD·XIIII·D·G· FR·ET·NAV·REX
(Translation: Louis XIV by the grace of God king of France and Navarre.)
Reverse description Shield with three lys flower crowned.
Reverse script Latin
Reverse lettering SIT·NOMEN·DOMINI·BENEDICTVM·1643 ·A·
(Translation: Blessed be the name of the Lord.)
Edge Smooth
Mint A
Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and
Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date)
D
Lyon, France (?-1858)
Mintage 1643 A - KM#140.1; point - 1 532 534
1643 A - KM#140.1; rose - 224 001
1644 A - KM#140.1; point - 1 077 589
1644 A - KM#140.1; rose - 1 495 311
1644 A - KM#140.1; rose and two points - 449 196
1644 D - KM#140.2 - 903 228
1645 A - KM#140.1; point - 185 737
1645 A - KM#140.1; rose - 729 361
1645 D - KM#140.2 - 417 912
1648 D - KM#140.2 -
1649 D - KM#140.2 - 25 049
1650 D - KM#140.2 - 17 333
1652 D - KM#140.2 - 3 852
1653 D - KM#140.2 - 7 703
Numisquare ID 8992640900
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