Metz 1590 denier

Jean Elsen sale 146, lot 97

Metz in 1648

This specimen was lot 97 in Jean Elsen sale 146 (Brussels, November 2020), where it sold for €420 (about US$612 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"FRANCE, METZ, Ville, Billon denier, 1590. D/ S STEPHA PROT M B. nimbé de saint Etienne de trois quarts à g. R/ *DENARIVM C M 1590 Croix pattée. Extrêmement rare. Très Beau. Provient de la collection de l'abbé de Jobal, Paris, 30 mai 2015, 289. (city of Metz, billon denier of 1590. Obverse: nimbate bust of St. Etienne to left; reverse: cross pattée. Extremely rare, Very Fine.)"

The town of Metz was occupied by the French in the 1550's but was not annexed until the Treaty of Westphalia in 1648.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: billon, this specimen 0,51 g.

Catalog reference: Flon 756, 1; coll. Robert -.

Source:

• ^[1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 146: Collection Anthony Lorrain Monnaies de Metz, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2020.

Link to:

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• Coins and currency dated 1590
• return to French royal coinage (to 1793)