August 2024 Global Showcase Auction – 12 - 23 August 2024
Ancient and World Coins and Currency
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Description
FRANCE. Constitution. Copper Écu de 6 Livres Essai (Pattern), Year 2/1791. Paris Mint. Louis XVI. PCGS SPECIMEN-64 Red Brown.
Maz-73 (R3); Gad-49.(a) var. (tip of left wing visible); Ciani-2227 var. (same). Type II. Plain edge. By A. Dupré. Weight: 28.61 gms. The artist's second design, and one that was not entered into the competition and does not exist in silver, it stands as a VERY RARE variant in which the left (rear) wing of the Genius has been removed from the die. While this reverse type is represented in Mazard, it is not noted in either Gadoury or Ciani. As for the obverse design, it was subsequently adapted for the 2 Sols for 1791-1793. This example offers rich red-brown surfaces, with an impeccable strike and tremendous brilliance radiating throughout.
From the Richard Margolis Collection (acquired from the Farouk Collection in March 1954). Ex: Palace Collections of Egypt [King Farouk] (Sotheby's - 3/1954) Lot # 2173 (part of). Ex: Virgil M. Brand Collection (as "Ferrari-Brand," Schulman - ca. 1932) Lot # 2829. Ex: Baron Phillipe de Ferrari la Renotière Collection.
Estimate: $3000.00- $5000.00
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| Price realized | 18'000 USD |
| Starting price | 1'800 USD |
