Tournai 1600 1/8 florin

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Jean Elsen sale 160, lot 1273
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This specimen was lot 1273 in Jean Elsen sale 160 (Brussels, November 2024), where it sold for €140 (about US$177 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"TOURNAI, Seigneurie, Albert et Isabelle (1598-1621), billon stoter (huitième de florin), 1600. D/ Ecu couronné, entouré du collier de la Toison d'or. R/ Croix fleuronnée, cantonnée de deux lions et de deux couronnes. DNS TOR en fin de légende. Fine fêlure. Très Beau. (lordship of Tournai, Albert and Isabella, 1598-1621, billon stoter or one-eighth florin of 1600. Obverse: crowned arms, Order chain around; reverse: floriate cross, cantonned with two lions and two crowns. Fine crack, very fine.)"

This type was struck 1599-1602 at Tournai (shown here), Antwerp and Bruges as part of a shortlived currency reform.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.42 g, 0.417 fine silver, this specimen is 3,34 g.

Catalog reference: KM 1, G.H. 290-7; Hoc 378; VH 590.

Source:

  • Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
  • 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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