Ecu of Bearn with 8 Ls - Louis XIV

€27,857.00
IssuerFrance
Year1704-1709
TypeStandard circulation coins
Value1 Silver Ecu
CurrencyLivre tournois (987-1795)
CompositionSilver
Weight27.45 g
Dimensions42 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationCoin alignment ↑↓
Engraver(s)Norbert Roettiers
In circulation to
Reference(s) Dy royales#1555, GadR2#225, Ciani#1930
Obverse descriptionBust on the right of Louis XIV, armored in the antique style. Legend starting at 7 pm.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringLVD• XIIII• D• G•FR• ET• NA• RE BD
Reverse descriptionCross formed of eight L`s leaning, each arm being crowned, with in heart a round shield, gone of France on a half-cut of Navarre-Béarn, cantoned of four lilies diverging from the center.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringSIT• NOMEN • DOMINI BENEDICTVM • 1704
EdgeInscription in relief.
Mint
Mintage1704  - (fr) Pau-flan réformé-var.tranche lisse -
1704  - Pau -
1705  - (fr) Pau-flan réformé -
1705  - Pau -
1706  - Pau - 2 612
1707  - Pau - 380
1708  - Pau - 39 244
1709  - Pau - 63 415
Catalog ID2950166300
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