1⁄12 Ecu with long wick - Louis XIV

1⁄12 Ecu with long wick - Louis XIV - obverse1⁄12 Ecu with long wick - Louis XIV - reverse

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Features

Issuer France
King Louis XIV (1643-1715)
Type Standard circulation coin
Years 1646-1663
Value 1⁄12 Silver Ecu
Currency Livre tournois (987-1795)
Composition Silver (.917)
Weight 2.287 g
Diameter 19.5 mm
Thickness 1 mm
Shape Round
Orientation Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
97221
References GadR# 112,
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# 1472,
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.
KM# 166,
Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Coins / 2001-Date (14th edition). Krause Publications, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, United States.
And 5 more volumes.
Ciani# 1852
Louis Ciani; 1926. Les Monnaies royales françaises de Hugues Capet à Louis XVI. Jules Florange, Bergerac, France.

Obverse

Childish bust of King Louis XIV right, long hair, laureate, draped and cuirassed in the antique style, wearing on his chest the order of the Holy Spirit; around, circular legend in Latin; above the head at 12 o'clock, different from the master engraver; under the bust, different from the essayist.Automatically translated

Script: Latin

Lettering: LVD·XIIII·D·G - FR·ET·NAV·REX

Unabridged legend: Ludovicus XIIII Dei Gratia Franciae Et Navarrae Rex

Engraver: Jean Warin

Reverse

New French crowned shield: azure, three golden fleurs-de-lys 2 and 1; around the shield, a circular legend in Latin, followed by the year between 10 and 12 o'clock; at 6 o'clock, a different workshop placed at the point of the shield.Automatically translated

Script: Latin

Lettering:
SIT·NOMEN·DOMINI·I·BENEDICTVM·1659·
·I·

Unabridged legend: Sit Nomen Domini Benedictum

Engraver: Jean Warin

Edge

Smooth

Mints

& Aix-en-Provence, France
9 Rennes, France
A Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date)
AR Arras, France
B Rouen, France (?-1858)
C Caen, France
D Lyon, France (?-1858)
E Tours, France
F Angers, 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
P Dijon, France
Q Perpignan, France (?-1837)
S Troyes, France
T Nantes, France (?-1837)
X Amiens, France
Y Bourges, France

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
1646 A ✿
1646 A・ (fr) à confirmer
1646 H
1647 &
1647 9 (fr) à confirmer
1647 A
1647 F (fr) à confirmer
1647 H
1647 K
1647 M
1647 N
1647 T
1648 &
1648 9
1648 A
1648 F
1648 H
1648 K
1648 M
1648 N
1648 Y
1649 &
1649 9
1649 A (fr) Variété au point sus le dernier I de XIIII et au V sous le O de DOMINI
1649 B
1649 F
1649 H
1649 K (fr) Variété NA. RX
1649 M
1649 N
1649 Y
1650 A (fr) Variété au point sus le dernier I de XIIII et au V sous le O de DOMINI
1650 B (fr) Variété 50 sur 49
1650 C
1650 F
1650 G
1650 H
1650 I
1650 K (fr) Variété ET. NA
1650 L
1650 M
1650 N
1650 Q
1650 Y
1651 &
1651 A
1651 C
1651 F
1651 H
1651 I
1651 K
1651 L
1651 N
1651 Q
1651 S
1652 &
1652 A (fr) Variété au point sus le dernier I de XIIII et au V sous le O de DOMINI
1652 A (fr) Variété au V sous le O de DOMINI
1652 AR Medal alignment
1652 B
1652 C
1652 D
1652 E
1652 H
1652 I
1652 K
1652 L
1652 N
1652 O
1652 P
1652 Q
1652 S
1653 & (fr) Avec ou sans losange
1653 9
1653 A (fr) Variété au point sus le dernier I de XIIII et au V sous le O de DOMINI
1653 AR Medal alignment
1653 B
1653 C
1653 E
1653 H
1653 I
1653 K Variety NA RX
1653 L
1653 M
1653 N
1653 O
1653 P
1653 Q
1653 S
1653 X
1653 Y
1654 &
1654 9
1654 A (fr) Variété au point sus le dernier I de XIIII et au V sous le O de DOMINI
1654 B
1654 C
1654 F
1654 H
1654 I
1654 K
1654 L
1654 M
1654 S
1654 Y
1655 & (fr) à confirmer
1655 9
1655 A (fr) Variété au point sus le dernier I de XIIII et au V sous le O de DOMINI
1655 C (fr) à confirmer
1655 F (fr) à confirmer
1655 H
1655 H (fr) à supprimer
1655 I
1655 K
1655 L
1655 M
1655 S (fr) à confirmer
1655 X
1655 Y
1656 &
1656 9
1656 E
1656 H
1656 K
1656 L
1656 Y
1657 &
1657 9
1657 A
1657 D (fr) mollette et ruche
1657 I
1657 K
1657 L
1658 &
1658 9
1658 A (fr) à confirmer
1658 D
1658 F
1658 K
1658 L
1658 M
1658 N
1659 &
1659 9
1659 A
1659 B
1659 D
1659 E (fr) Variété BENETICTM
1659 F
1659 I
1659 K
1659 L
1659 M
1659 N
1659 T (fr) à confirmer
1660 & (fr) à confirmer
1660 D (fr) Variété 60 sur 59
1660 D (fr) Variété étoile A et R
1660 E (fr) Variété BENEDICTM
1660 F
1660 I
1660 K (fr) à confirmer
1660 L
1660 X (fr) à confirmer
1661 & (fr) à confirmer
1661 D
1662 9
1662 M (fr) à confirmer
1663 & Photo (fr) à confirmer

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Past sales

Pictures Sale Date Version Grade Sold price
Picture 1 of a sold 1⁄12 Ecu with long wick - Louis XIV
Katz
Auction 79
Lot 269
Internet Archive
21 Mar 2023 1663 & – (fr) à confirmer F USD 59.28
(EUR 55.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold 1⁄12 Ecu with long wick - Louis XIV
Katz
Auction 90
Lot 266
Internet Archive
18 Jul 2023 Undetermined AU USD 49.58
(EUR 46.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold 1⁄12 Ecu with long wick - Louis XIV
Katz
Auction 69
Lot 606
Internet Archive
29 Oct 2022 Undetermined XF USD 30.18
(EUR 28.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold 1⁄12 Ecu with long wick - Louis XIV
Katz
Auction 61
Lot 2688
Internet Archive
7 Jun 2022 Undetermined F USD 11.86
(EUR 11.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold 1⁄12 Ecu with long wick - Louis XIV
Katz
Auction 67
Lot 1093
Internet Archive
24 Sep 2022 Undetermined USD 28.02
(EUR 26.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
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