Cambrai 1568 daalder Dav-8214

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Jean Elsen sale 154, lot 1325
Cambrai in 1547

This specimen was lot 1325 in Jean Elsen sale 154 (Brussels, March 2023), where it sold for €480 (about US$622 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"CAMBRAI, Archevêché, Maximilien de Berghes (1556-1570), AR écu (daldre), 1568. Au titre de Maximilien II. D/ Ecu de Berghes sous un heaume. R/ Aigle impériale couronnée. Belle patine. Très Beau à Superbe. (archbishopric of Cambrai, Maximilien de Berghes, 1556-70, silver écu or daalder of 1568, struck in the name of Maximilian II. Obverse: arms of Berghes under a helmet; reverse: crowned imperial eagle. Nice patina, Very Fine - Extremely Fine.)"

This type was struck 1567-70. Cambrai is now in France, in the department of the Nord.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver, this specimen 28,96 g.

Catalog reference: Robert 168, 3; Delm-406, Dav-8214.

Source:

  • Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1484-1600, Frankfurt: Numismatischer Verlag, 1977.
  • van Gelder, H. Enno, and Marcel Hoc, Les Monnaies des pays-Bas Bourguignons et Espagnols, 1434-1713, Amsterdam, J. Schulman, 1960, with supplement of 1964.
  • [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 154, Trouvaille de Labuissière, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2023.

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