Tournai 1589 1/2 ecu

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Jean Elsen sale 143, lot 1052

This specimen was lot 1052 in Jean Elsen sale 143 (Brussels, December 2019), where it sold for €330 (about US$431 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"TOURNAI, Seigneurie, Philippe II (1555-1598), AR demi-écu Philippe, 1589. D/ B. cuir. à g. R/ Ecu couronné avec écusson de Portugal en surtout sur une croix de Bourgogne, entre deux briquets, portant le bijou de la Toison d'or. Rare. Très Beau. Provient de notre vente 35, 2 juillet 1994, 408. (lordship of Tournai, Philip II, 1555-98, half écu Philippe of 1589. Obverse: armored bust left; reverse: crowned arms with the shield of Portugal over a Burgundian cross between two jewels of the Order of the Golden Fleece. Rare, Very Fine.)"

By 1586, the revolt of the southern provinces had been crushed. The Spanish rulers, among other things, restored the old écu Philippe and its fractions and struck them to the end of the reign. By this time, king Philip had added Portugal to his domain, so that shield was added to the arms.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver, this specimen 16,95 g.

Catalog reference: G.H. 211-14c; Delm-77; Hoc 269; V.H. 366.

Source:

  • van der Wis, Jan, and Tom Passon, Catalogus van de Nederlandse Munten geslagen sind bet aantreden van Philips II tot aan het einde van de Bataafse Republiek (1555-1806), 2nd ed., Apeldoorn, Netherlands: Omni-Trading b.v., 2009.
  • [1]Elsen, Philippe, Vente Publique 143, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils, S.A., 2019.

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