Boisbelle-Henrichemont 1636-L 2 tournois

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Jean Elsen sale 156, lot 1621

This specimen was lot 1621 in Jean Elsen sale 156 (Brussels, September 2023), where it sold for €170 (about US$218 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

" FRANCE, HENRICHEMONT ET BOISBELLE, Principauté, Maximilien Ier de Béthune, duc de Sully (1597-1641), Cu double tournois, 1636 L. D/ B. à d., avec une grande fraise. R/ Petit écu de Béthune entouré de huit lis. Très Beau. (France, principality of Boisbelle and Henrichemont, Maximilian of Bethune, duke of Sully, 1597-1641, copper double tournois of 1636. Obverse: bust right with ruffed collar; reverse: small shield of Bethune surrounded by eight lilies. Very Fine.)"

Wikipedia comments,

"Maximilien de Béthune, 1st Prince of Sully, Marquis of Rosny and Nogent, Count of Muret and Villebon, Viscount of Meaux (13 December 1560 – 22 December 1641) was a nobleman, soldier, statesman, and counselor of King Henry IV of France. Historians emphasize Sully's role in building a strong centralized administrative system in France using coercion and highly effective new administrative techniques. While not all of his policies were original, he used them well to revitalize France after the European Religious Wars. On 31 August 1605, Maximilien de Béthune, Duke of Sully, a Protestant and a friend of King Henri IV since 1572, bought from the Duke of Nevers the title and lands of the principality of Boisbelle."

The SCWC notes two varieties for this obscure issue, KM 3 ("MAX·D·BETHUVNE·P·S·DHENRIC*") and KM 4 ("MAXI·P·BET·P·S·DENRIC ET BB"). The first is shown here.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: copper, this specimen 3,33 g.

Catalog reference: P.A. 2095; D. 657; CGKL 706, KM 3 ("MAX·D·BETHUVNE·P·S·DHENRIC*") or KM 4 ("MAXI·P·BET·P·S·DENRIC ET BB").

Source:

  • Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
  • [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 156, Collection de Monnaies de la Principauté de Liège, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2023.

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