Namur (1502-04) maille
This specimen was lot 1286 in Jean Elsen sale 160 (Brussels, November 2024), where it sold for €180 (about US$228 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"NAMUR, Comté, Philippe le Beau (1482-1506), Cu maille (2/3 de mite de Flandre), s.d. (1502-1504). D/ NAR sous un trait d'abréviation. R/ Croix. Légère faiblesse de frappe. Très Beau. Provient de la collection Genaert, Künker, Osnabrück, vente 307, 18 juin, 678. (county of Namur, Philip the Fair, 1482-1506, undated copper maille or two-thirds mite of Flanders, circa 1502-04. very fine.)"
One groat made 36 mites. The "NAR" with the "Ω" above is an abbreviation for "NAMUR".
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 0.7 g, copper, this specimen is 0,86 g.
Catalog reference: G.H. 130-7; Chalon, Namur, 222.
- 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 160, Collection de deniers liegeois et Collection de monnaies d'or francaises, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2024.
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