½ écu à la vieille tête - Louis XV

½ écu à la vieille tête - Louis XV - obverse½ écu à la vieille tête - Louis XV - reverse

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Features

Issuer France
King Louis XV (1715-1774)
Type Standard circulation coin
Years 1771-1774
Value ½ Silver Ecu
Currency Livre tournois (987-1795)
Composition Silver (.917)
Weight 14.74 g
Diameter 33.5 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
192675
References GadR# 315,
Francesco Pastrone, Christian Charlet; 2018. Monnaies royales françaises : Louis XIII à Louis XVI, 1610-1712 : cuivre, billon, argent, or. Éditions Victor Gadoury, Monaco.
Dy royales# 1686,
Jean Duplessy; 1999. Les monnaies françaises royales / Tome 1 : de Hugues Capet à Louis XVI (987-1793) (2e édition). Maison Platt, Paris, France.
And 1 more volumes.
Ciani# 2131
Louis Ciani; 1926. Les Monnaies royales françaises de Hugues Capet à Louis XVI. Jules Florange, Bergerac, France.

Obverse

Head of Louis XV on the left, laureate, draped bust. ROETT FIL" on the edge of the neck.Automatically translated

Script: Latin

Lettering: LUD•XV•D•G•FR• ET NAV•REX•

Engraver: Charles Norbert Roettiers

Reverse

Oval French Ecu, crowned, surmounting the letter of workshop and framed by two olive branches tied by a ribbon.Automatically translated

Script: Latin

Lettering: SIT NOMEN DOMINI BENEDICTUM 1771•

Engraver: Charles Norbert Roettiers

Edge

Inscription in relief.Automatically translated

Script: Latin

Lettering: DOMINE SALVUM FAC REGEM

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
1771 A Paris
1771 T
1772 A Paris
1772 I Limoges
1772 L
1772 Q
1772 T
1773 A Paris
1773 H
1773 I Limoges
1773 L
1773 Q
1773 T
1774 A
1774 H
1774 I
1774 L
1774 Q
1774 T

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Past sales

Pictures Sale Date Version Grade Sold price
Picture 1 of a sold ½ écu à la vieille tête - Louis XV
Katz
Auction 70
Lot 366
Internet Archive
13 Nov 2022 Undetermined VF USD 180.39
(EUR 167.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold ½ écu à la vieille tête - Louis XV
Katz
Auction 61
Lot 2692
Internet Archive
7 Jun 2022 Undetermined VF USD 194.43
(EUR 180.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
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