Namur 1513 gros
This specimen was lot 1710 in Jean Elsen sale 145 (Brussels, September 2020), where it sold for €170 (about US$242 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"NAMUR, Comté, Charles Quint (1506-1555), AR gros, 1513. D/ Armes de Bourgogne en plein champ, sous une couronne. R/ Croix longue cantonnée de deux lis et de deux lions, un briquet en coeur. Rare Flan large. Double frappe au revers. Très Beau. (county of Namur, Charles V, 1506-55, silver groat of 1513. Obverse: arms of Burgundy in a plain field below a crown; reverse: long cantonned with two lilies and two lions, a jewel at the center. Rare, large planchet, double struck on the reverse. Very Fine.)"
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, this specimen 1,41 g.
Catalog reference: G.H. 173-7; Chalon, Namur, 224; V.H. 204.
- [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 145, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2020.
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