Tournai (15)84 liard

Jean Elsen sale 160, lot 1267

This specimen was lot 1267 in Jean Elsen sale 160 (Brussels, November 2024), where it sold for €120 (about US$152 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"TOURNAI, Seigneurie, Philippe II (1555-1598), Cu liard, 1584. D/ B. couronné à g. R/ Ecu couronné. Flan irrégulier. Très Beau. (lordship of Tournai, Philip II, 1555-98, copper liard of 1584. Obverse: crowned bust left; reverse: crowned arms. Irregular planchet, very fine.)"

This type was struck 1582-91 and undated. Eighty liards made a florin.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 5.44 g, copper, 25 mm diameter, this specimen is 4,69 g.

Catalog reference: G.H. 232-14; Hoc 325; VH 321.

Source:

• 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.

Link to:

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