1/2 Ecu with short wick - Louis XIV

€16,422.00
IssuerFrance
Year1643-1652
TypeStandard circulation coins
Value1/2 Silver Ecu
CurrencyLivre tournois (987-1795)
CompositionSilver (.917)
Weight13.725 g
Dimensions32 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound
OrientationCoin alignment ↑↓
Engraver(s)Jean Warin
In circulation to
Reference(s) Dy royales#1462, Ciani#1834
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. 1644.
EdgeSmooth
MintA
Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and
Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date)
D
Lyon, France (?-1858)
H
La Rochelle, France (?-1837)
N
Montpellier, France
Mintage1643 A - Point ° - 541 576
1643 A - Rose * - 216 698
1644 A - - 830 769
1644 A - (fr) Piéfort, tranche: PONDERE SANCTUARII -
1644 A - Point ° - 502 526
1644 A - Rose between 2 points ° * ° - 678 644
1644 D - - 202 536
1645 A - Point ° - 1 016 546
1645 A - Rose * -
1645 A - Rose between 2 points ° * ° - 218 730
1645 D - - 78 960
1648 D - - 4 392
1649 D - - 5 268
1650 D - - 8 987
1650 H - -
1651 D - - 27 604
1651 N - -
1652 D - - 79 924
Catalog ID2706366900
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