View source for Namur 1592 1/2 ecu

[[Image:Namur JE141-652.jpg|550px|thumb|Jean Elsen sale 141, lot 652]]
[[Image:Aachen 1547.jpg|550px|thumb|Namur in 1547]]

This specimen was lot 652 in Jean Elsen sale 141 (Brussels, June 2019), where it did not sell. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''NAMUR, Comté, Philippe II (1555-1598), AR demi-écu Philippe, 1592. D/ B. cuir. à g. R/ Ecu couronné sur une croix de Bourgogne, entre deux briquets, portant le bijou de la Toison d'or. Très rare Frappe faible. Beau à Très Beau.'' ([[Netherlands, Spanish|county of Namur]], Philip II, 1555-98, half écu Philippe of 1592. Obverse: armored bust left; reverse: crowned arms over a Burgundian cross between two briquets bearing the jewels of the Golden Fleece. Very rare, weak strike, Fine - Very Fine.)"</blockquote> The county of Namur is to the south of Brabant and remained Catholic and loyal to Spain. It is today part of Belgium. 

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.

''Specification:'' silver, this specimen 16,70 g. 

''Catalog reference:'' G.H. 211-13b; Chalon, Namur, 244; Delm-74; V.H. 364.

''[[Bibliography|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.
* <sup>[1]</sup>Elsen, Philippe, et al., ''Vente Publique 141,'' Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils, S.A., 2019.

''Links to:''
* [[Artois 1588 1/2 ecu]]
* [[Tournai 1589 1/2 ecu|Tournai 1589 ''demi-écu Philippe'']]
* [[Brabant 1591(h) 1/2 ecu|1591 ''demi-écu Philippe'', Antwerp mint]]
* [[Namur 1592 ecu Dav-8658]]
* [[Brabant 1594 1/2 ecu|1594 ''demi-écu Philippe'', Antwerp mint]]
* [[Tournai 1596 1/2 ecu]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1592]]

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