Lot 543
France. 60 Sols, 1642-A (Paris). Dav-3796; KM-120.1. 27.41 grams. Louis XIII. Laureate bust right, with bare neck and drapery low on the shoulders (engraving style identical to that on the Cromwell coins of this same period). Reverse: Crowned arms. Well struck, with full centers. Handsomely toned, the gray reflecting reds and blues, with apricot and russets in the recesses. Lustrous. Very rare in this grade. NGC graded MS-62.
Louis XIII was the first French king to issue crown-sized Ecus, issued just at the end of his reign (1642 and 1643), thus quite scarce. Precious few have survived this choice.
Estimated Value $7,000 - 8,000.
Illustrated in Money of The World, coin 97.
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