Ypres (15)83 10 stuivers

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Jean Elsen sale 164, lot 1300
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This specimen was lot 1300 in Jean Elsen sale 164 (Brussels, March 2026), where it sold for €200 (about US$279 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"VLAANDEREN, Ieper belegerd door de Spanjaarden (1583-1584), 10 stuiver, 1583. Op vierkante tinnen plaatje. Latere nabootsing. Vz/ Leeuwenschild onder 83. Klop met waarde X S. Fraai à Zeer Fraai. (Flanders, Ypres besieged by the Spanish, 1583-84, ten stuivers of 1583, on a square piece of tin, a later restrike. Obverse: a shield with a lion under the date, value stamped above. Fine - Very Fine.)"

Ieper is the Dutch name for the town of Ypres, besieged by the duke of Parma in 1583-84. The town fell in April 1584. It is remembered today for the fierce battles fought there during World War One.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: tin or pewter, this specimen 13,23 g.

Catalog reference: van Gelder 184; Vandenpeereboom 4; VH -.

Source:

  • Korchnak, Lawrence C., Siege Coins of the World, 1453-1902, Lancaster, PA: Classical Numismatic Group, 2021.
  • 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 164: Monnaies du duché de Brabant et du royaume de Belgique, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2026.

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