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[[Image:JE158-0798.jpg|550px|thumb|Jean Elsen sale 158, lot 798]]

This specimen was lot 798 in Jean Elsen sale 158 (Brussels, March 2024), where it sold for €300 (about US$390 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''TOURNAI, Seigneurie, Philippe II (1555-1598), AR dixième d'écu Philippe, 1589. D/ B. cuirassé à g. R/ Ecu couronné sur une croix de Bourgogne, entre deux briquets, portant le bijou de la Toison d'or. Rare. Patine foncée. Fines griffes au revers. Très Beau à Superbe.'' ([[Netherlands, Spanish|lordship of Tournai]], Philip II, 1555-98, tenth écu Philippe of 1589. Obverse: armored bust left; reverse: crowned arms with the escutcheon of Portugal over a Burgundian cross between two firesteels bearing the jewels of the Golden Fleece. Rare, handsome patina, fine scratches on the reverse, Very Fine - Extremely Fine.)"</blockquote> 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 3,21 g. 

''Catalog reference:'' G.H. 213-14; Hoc 293; VH 307. 

''[[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 158, Monnaies de la Principauté de Liège'', Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2024.

''Link to:''
* [[Tournai 1586 1/10 ecu|1586 ''dixième d'écu Philippe'']]
* [[Tournai 1586 1/5 ecu|1586 ''cinquième d'écu Philippe'']]
* [[Tournai 1587 ecu Dav-8655|1587 ''écu Philippe'']]
* [[Tournai 1589 liard|1589 liard]]
* [[Tournai 1589 1/2 ecu|1589 ''demi-écu Philippe'']]
* [[Tournai 1589 ecu Dav-8655|1589 ''écu Philippe'']]
* [[Tournai 1589 couronne d'or Fr-387|1589 ''couronne d'or'']]
* [[Tournai 1590 1/5 ecu|1590 ''cinquième d'écu Philippe'']]
* [[Tournai 1590 1/2 ecu|1590 ''demi-écu Philippe'']]
* [[Tournai (1590-95) 1/2 real d'or Fr-385|(1590-95) ''demi-réal d'or'']]
* [[Tournai 1593 1/20 ecu|1593 ''vingtième d'écu Philippe'']]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1589]]

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