1/4 Ecu with short wick - Louis XIV

€15,146.00
IssuerFrance
Year1643-1651
TypeStandard circulation coins
Value1/4 Silver Ecu
CurrencyLivre tournois (987-1795)
CompositionSilver (.917)
Weight6.746 g
Dimensions27 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound
OrientationCoin alignment ↑↓
Engraver(s)Jean Warin
In circulation to
Reference(s) Dy royales#1463, Ciani#1835, KM#161
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 letteringSIT · NOMEN · DOMINI · A · BENEDICTVM · 1644
EdgeSmooth
MintA
Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and
Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date)
D
Lyon, France (?-1858)
S
Troyes, France
Mintage1643 A - Point ° - 909 656
1643 A - Rose * - 666 682
1644 A - Piedfort -
1644 A - Point ° - 1 373 098
1644 A - Rose * - 2 509 802
1644 A - Rose between 2 points ° * ° - 211 864
1644 D - - 512 918
1645 A - Point ° -
1645 A - Rose * - 1 444 534
1645 A - Rose between 2 points ° * ° - 104 270
1645 D - - 462 204
1648 D - - 1 930
1649 D - - 14 124
1650 D - - 1 926
1651 D - - 8 987
1651 S - -
Catalog ID9889061570
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