Ecu with long wick - Louis XIV

€1.00
IssuerFrance
Year1646-1659
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Silver Ecu
CurrencyLivre tournois (987-1795)
CompositionSilver (.917)
Weight27.450 g
Dimensions39 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound
OrientationCoin alignment ↑↓
Engraver(s)Jean Warin
In circulation to
Reference(s) Dy royales#1469, Ciani#1849, KM#155
Obverse descriptionChildlike bust of the sovereign, turned right, head laureate, draped and cuirassed in the antique style with the order of the Holy Spirit on the breast, a long wick descending on the cuirass. Latin legend starting at 19 h.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringLVD.XIIII.D.G .FR.ET.NAV.REX
Reverse descriptionCrowned shield of France with three different fleur-de-lys, workshop at the exergue (under the shield). Latin legends in periphery with the vintage in top on the left.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringSIT·NOMEN·DOMINI··BENEDICTUM·1649 N
EdgeSmooth
Mint&
Aix-en-Provence, France(?-1786)
9
Rennes, France
A
Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and
Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date)
B
Rouen, France (?-1858)
C
Saint-Lô, France (1275-1693)
D
Lyon, France (?-1858)
F
Angers, France (mid 8th century -
1662)
G
Poitiers, France
H
La Rochelle, France (?-1837)
I
Limoges, France (?-1837)
K
Bordeaux, France (?-1880)
L
Bayonne, France (?-1837)
M
Toulouse, France (?-1837)
N
Montpellier, France
O
Riom, France (1240-1768)
P
Dijon, France
S
Troyes, France
T
Nantes, France (?-1837)
X
Amiens, France
Mintage1646 A - - 19 900
1646 B - - 17 668
1646 H - - 15 701
1646 N - -
1647 & - - 5 700
1647 A - - 3 457
1647 B - - 36 139
1647 F - - 12 067
1647 G - - 11 912
1647 H - - 43 394
1647 K - - 32 740
1647 M - - 28 166
1647 N - - 7 202
1647 T - - 5 777
1648 & - - 30 010
1648 9 - - 76 713
1648 A - -
1648 B - - 63 284
1648 C - -
1648 F - - 23 627
1648 G - - 17 172
1648 H - - 19 867
1648 K - var.NA.RX. - 20 863
1648 M - - 119 501
1648 N - - 59 927
1648 T - (fr) var. 8/7 - 33 167
1649 & - - 44 940
1649 A - - 106 404
1649 F - - 1 203
1649 G - -
1649 H - - 20 504
1649 K - var. NA.REX. - 20 221
1649 L - -
1649 M - - 2 250
1649 N - - 59 606
1649 T - - 262 612
1650 G - -
1650 K - var. NA.REX. - 4 173
1650 N - - 4 173
1650 T - - 160
1651 A - - 1 414 150
1651 B - - 447 922
1651 C - -
1651 K - var. NA.REX. - 13 962
1651 M - - 3 212
1651 N - - 1 382
1651 P - - 1 382
1651 S - - 16 530
1651 T - - 3 852
1652 & - - 24 555
1652 9 - - 190 174
1652 A - - 2 368 000
1652 B - - 589 603
1652 C - -
1652 D - - 37 234
1652 G - - 26 586
1652 I - var. F.FR.ET.NAV.REX - 1 926
1652 K - - 20 382
1652 L - - 36 912
1652 M - -
1652 N - - 120 464
1652 O - - 2 728
1652 P - - 111 376
1652 S - - 175 092
1652 T - - 76 096
1652 X - - 144 185
1653 & - - 21 505
1653 9 - - 433 920
1653 A - - 657 840
1653 B - - 124 860
1653 F - - 7 200
1653 I - var. F.FR ET.NAV.REX -
1653 I - var. LUD.XIII - 2 568
1653 K - - 10 432
1653 L - - 40 443
1653 M - - 87 045
1653 N - - 11 564
1653 O - - 2 728
1653 P - - 16 370
1653 S - - 81 046
1653 T - - 17 591
1653 X - - 99 503
1654 & - - 802
1654 K - - 4 815
1654 L - - 8 025
1654 M - -
1659 L - - 51 356
Catalog ID1120772840
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