1⁄12 Ecu with short wick - Louis XIV

€3,718.00
IssuerFrance
Year1643-1653
TypeStandard circulation coins
Value1⁄12 Silver Ecu
CurrencyLivre tournois (987-1795)
CompositionSilver (.917)
Weight2.287 g
Dimensions19.5 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound
OrientationCoin alignment ↑↓
Engraver(s)Jean Warin
In circulation to
Reference(s) Dy royales#1464, Ciani#1836, GadR2#111
Obverse descriptionLouis XIV child head laureate.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringLVD·XIIII·D·G· FR·ET·NAV·REX
(Translation: Louis XIV by the grace of God king of France and Navarre.)
Reverse descriptionShield with three lys flower crowned.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringSIT·NOMEN·DOMINI·BENEDICTVM·1643 ·A·
(Translation: Blessed be the name of the Lord.)
EdgeSmooth
MintA
Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and
Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date)
D
Lyon, France (?-1858)
Mintage1643 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
Catalog ID8992640900
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