Silver Ecu with short wick - Louis XIV

€15,143.00
IssuerFrance
Year1643-1645
TypeStandard circulation coins
Value1 Silver Ecu
CurrencyLivre tournois (987-1795)
CompositionSilver (.917)
Weight27.142 g
Dimensions40 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound
OrientationCoin alignment ↑↓
Engraver(s)Jean Warin
In circulation to
Reference(s) Dy royales#1461, Ciani#1833
Obverse descriptionChildlike bust of Louis XIV on the right, short hair, laureate, draped and cuirassed in the antique style, wearing the order of the Holy Spirit.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringLVD. XIIII. D. G. FR. ET. NAV. REX
Reverse descriptionCrowned shield of France surrounded by the inscription.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse lettering.SIT. NOMEN. DOMINI. A .BENEDICTVM. 1643.
EdgeSmooth
MintA
Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and
Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date)
D
Lyon, France (?-1858)
Mintage1643 A - (fr) Point ° - 121 265
1643 A - (fr) Rose * - 336 717
1643 D - - 1 200
1644 A - (fr) Piéfort, tranche: PONDERE SANCTUARII -
1644 A - (fr) Point ° - 297 027
1644 A - (fr) Point et étoile après REX -
1644 A - (fr) Rose * - 496 373
1644 A - (fr) Rose entre 2 points ° * ° - 356 356
1644 D - - 31 135
1645 A - (fr) Point ° - 651 513
1645 A - (fr) Rose * - 89 713
1645 A - (fr) Rose entre 2 points ° * ° - 113 851
1645 D - - 17 716
Catalog ID5194081460
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