Ecu with juvenile bust - Louis XIV 1st mark

€27,880.00
IssuerFrance
Year1662-1673
TypeStandard circulation coins
Value1 Silver Ecu
CurrencyLivre tournois (987-1795)
CompositionSilver
Weight27.45 g
Dimensions39 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationCoin alignment ↑↓
Engraver(s)Jean Warin
In circulation to
Reference(s) Dy royales#1483, GadR2#205, Ciani#1862
Obverse descriptionJuvenile bust of Louis XIV at right, long hair, laurel, draped and cuirassed in the antique style; caption beginning at 19:00.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringLVD • XIIII • D • G • FR • ET• NAV • REX
Reverse descriptionCrowned shield of France; different workshop under the shield.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringSIT • NOMEN • DOMINI •• BENEDICTVM •1672
EdgePlain.
Mint9
Rennes, France
A
Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and
Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date)
B
Rouen, France (?-1858)
L
Bayonne, France (?-1837)
T
Nantes, France (?-1837)
Mintage1662 A - - 26 483
1663 9 - - 5 956
1663 A - - 11 873
1663 L - - 64 998
1663 T - -
1664 9 - - 132 498
1664 A - - 18 699
1664 L - -
1665 9 - - 132 498
1665 A - - 14 622
1666 A - - 68 189
1670 A - - 91 086
1672 A - - 109 753
1673 A - -
Catalog ID8510972750
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