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[[Image:JE158-0547.jpg|550px|thumb|Jean Elsen sale 158, lot 547]]
[[Image:Brabant 1559.jpg|400px|thumb|Brabant in 1559, from Shepherd's atlas]]

This specimen was lot 547 in Jean Elsen sale 158 (Brussels, March 2024), where it sold for €300 (about US$390 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted, <blockquote>"''BRABANT, Duché, Maastricht assiégée par Alexandre Farnèse, Cu 24 sols, 2e émission (14 mai 1579). D/ Ecu de la ville sous une épée. Dans le champ: TRA-IEC/ AB HIS- OBSES/ PRO IVS- CAVSAE/ DEFE-SIONE/ 15-79. R/ PROTEGE/ DNE POPVLV/ TVVM PROP/ NOMI TVI/ GLORIAM. La valeur XXIIII à l'exergue. Très Beau.'' ([[Netherlands, Spanish|duchy of Brabant]], Maastricht besieged by Alexander Farnese, copper 24 sols, second emission of May 1579. Obverse: arms of the town under a sword, in the field, "TRA-IEC/ AB HIS- OBSES/ PRO IVS- CAVSAE/ DEFE-SIONE" (the Netherlands besieged by the Spanish and a just cause defended), date below; reverse: "PROTEGE/ DNE POPVLV/ TVVM PROP/ NOMI TVI/ GLORIAM" (protect Thy people by the glory of Thy Name), value below. Very Fine.)"
''Après le ralliement des provinces du Sud, le siège de Maastricht, du 12 mars au 28 juin 1579, fut le premier épisode de la reconquête du Brabant par l'armée espagnole d'Alexandre Farnèse. Après de durs combats, la ville fut enlevée par surprise lors d'un assaut nocturne et livrée au pillage pendant plusieurs jours. Il y eut trois émissions de monnaies de nécessité en cuivre pendant le siège.'' (After rallying the southern provinces, the siege of Maastricht, from March 12 to June 28, 1579, was the first episode in the reconquest of Brabant by the Spanish army of Alexander Farnese. After heavy fighting, the city was taken by surprise by a nighttime assault and pillaged for several days. There were three issues of copper necessity coins during the siege.)"</blockquote> During the two month siege, the defenders had time to issue several types of emergency coins, some of which we feature here. The one and two sols are from the first series, the twelve and 24 sols from the the second series and the 16 and forty sols from the third series. Farnese eventually reconquered the southern low Countries for Spain but besieged and destroyed Maastricht, Brussels, Tournai and Antwerp in the process. His campaign against the northern provinces was a destructive failure.

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.

''Specification:'' copper; this specimen 26,71 g.

''Catalog reference:'' W. 813; Mailliet 75, 9; v.G. 150.

''[[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.
* [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., ''Vente Publique 158, Monnaies de la Principauté de Liège'', Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2024.

''Link to:''
* [[Brabant (1578-80)(h) liard|(1578-80) ''liard des Etats'', Antwerp mint]]
* [[Brabant 1578(s) 1/4 ecu|1578 ''quart d'écu des Etats'', Maastricht mint]]
* [[Flanders 1578 states daalder Dav-8649]]
* [[Gelderland 1578 states daalder Dav-8498]]
* [[Overijssel 1578 states daalder Dav-8519]]
* [[Brabant 1578(h) states daalder Dav-8639|1578 ''écu des Etats'', Antwerp mint]]
* [[Brabant 1578(s) states daalder Dav-8639|1578 ''écu des Etats'', Maastricht mint]]
* [[Maastricht (1579) sol]] siege coinage, first series
* [[Maastricht (1579) 2 sols]] siege coinage, first series
* [[Maastricht (1579) 12 sols]] siege coinage, second series
* [[Maastricht (1579) 16 sols]] siege coinage, third series
* [[Maastricht (1579) 40 sols]] siege coinage, third series
* [[Groningen-Ommelanden 1579 uniedaalder Dav-8502]]
* [[Utrecht 1579 uniedaalder Dav-8525]]
* [[Tournai 1579 states daalder Dav-8654]]
* [[Brabant 1579(h) states daalder Dav-8639|1579 ''écu des Etats'', Antwerp mint]]
* [[Brussels 1580 18 sols]] siege coinage
* [[Brabant 1580(s) 1/2 ecu|1580 ''demi-écu Philippe'', Maastricht mint]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1579]]

[[Category:Coinage of the Dutch provinces]][[Category:Selections from Jean Elsen sale 158]]

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 * [[Maastricht 1579 sol]] siege coinage, first series
 * [[Maastricht 1579 2 sols]] siege coinage, first series
 * [[Maastricht (15)79 12 sols]] siege coinage, second series
 * [[Maastricht 1579 16 sols]] siege coinage, third series

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 * [[Brabant 1578(h) states daalder Dav-8639|1578 ''écu des Etats'', Antwerp mint]]
 * [[Brabant 1578(s) states daalder Dav-8639|1578 ''écu des Etats'', Maastricht mint]]
-* [[Maastricht (1579) sol]] siege coinage, first series
+* [[Maastricht 1579 sol]] siege coinage, first series
 * [[Maastricht 1579 2 sols]] siege coinage, first series
 * [[Maastricht (15)79 12 sols]] siege coinage, second series

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 * [[Brabant 1578(s) states daalder Dav-8639|1578 ''écu des Etats'', Maastricht mint]]
 * [[Maastricht (1579) sol]] siege coinage, first series
-* [[Maastricht (1579) 2 sols]] siege coinage, first series
+* [[Maastricht 1579 2 sols]] siege coinage, first series
 * [[Maastricht (15)79 12 sols]] siege coinage, second series
 * [[Maastricht 1579 16 sols]] siege coinage, third series

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 * [[Maastricht (15)79 12 sols]] siege coinage, second series
 * [[Maastricht 1579 16 sols]] siege coinage, third series
-* [[Maastricht (1579) 40 sols]] siege coinage, third series
+* [[Maastricht 1579 40 sols]] siege coinage, third series
 * [[Groningen-Ommelanden 1579 uniedaalder Dav-8502]]
 * [[Utrecht 1579 uniedaalder Dav-8525]]

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 This specimen was lot 547 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>"''BRABANT, Duché, Maastricht assiégée par Alexandre Farnèse, Cu 24 sols, 2e émission (14 mai 1579). D/ Ecu de la ville sous une épée. Dans le champ: TRA-IEC/ AB HIS- OBSES/ PRO IVS- CAVSAE/ DEFE-SIONE/ 15-79. R/ PROTEGE/ DNE POPVLV/ TVVM PROP/ NOMI TVI/ GLORIAM. La valeur XXIIII à l'exergue. Très Beau.'' ([[Netherlands, Spanish|duchy of Brabant]], Maastricht besieged by Alexander Farnese, copper 24 sols, second emission of May 1579. Obverse: arms of the town under a sword, in the field, "TRA-IEC/ AB HIS- OBSES/ PRO IVS- CAVSAE/ DEFE-SIONE" (the Netherlands besieged by the Spanish and a just cause defended), date below; reverse: "PROTEGE/ DNE POPVLV/ TVVM PROP/ NOMI TVI/ GLORIAM" (protect Thy people by the glory of Thy Name), value below. Very Fine.)"
-<p>''Après le ralliement des provinces du Sud, le siège de Maastricht, du 12 mars au 28 juin 1579, fut le premier épisode de la reconquête du Brabant par l'armée espagnole d'Alexandre Farnèse. Après de durs combats, la ville fut enlevée par surprise lors d'un assaut nocturne et livrée au pillage pendant plusieurs jours. Il y eut trois émissions de monnaies de nécessité en cuivre pendant le siège.'' (After rallying the southern provinces, the siege of Maastricht, from March 12 to June 28, 1579, was the first episode in the reconquest of Brabant by the Spanish army of Alexander Farnese. After heavy fighting, the city was taken by surprise by a nighttime assault and pillaged for several days. There were three issues of copper necessity coins during the siege.)"</p></blockquote> During the two month siege, the defenders had time to issue several types of emergency coins, some of which we feature here. The one and two sols are from the first series, the twelve and 24 sols from the the second series and the 16 and forty sols from the third series. Farnese eventually reconquered the southern low Countries for Spain but besieged and destroyed Maastricht, Brussels, Tournai and Antwerp in the process. His campaign against the northern provinces was a destructive failure.
+<p>''Après le ralliement des provinces du Sud, le siège de Maastricht, du 12 mars au 28 juin 1579, fut le premier épisode de la reconquête du Brabant par l'armée espagnole d'Alexandre Farnèse. Après de durs combats, la ville fut enlevée par surprise lors d'un assaut nocturne et livrée au pillage pendant plusieurs jours. Il y eut trois émissions de monnaies de nécessité en cuivre pendant le siège.'' (After rallying the southern provinces, the siege of Maastricht, from March 12 to June 28, 1579, was the first episode in the reconquest of Brabant by the Spanish army of Alexander Farnese. After heavy fighting, the city was taken by surprise by a nighttime assault and pillaged for several days. There were three issues of copper necessity coins during the siege.)"</p></blockquote> During the two month siege, the defenders had time to issue several types of emergency coins, some of which we feature here. The one and two sols are from the first series, the twelve and 24 sols from the second series and the 16 and forty sols from the third series. Farnese eventually reconquered the southern low Countries for Spain but besieged and destroyed Maastricht, Brussels, Tournai and Antwerp in the process. His campaign against the northern provinces was a destructive failure.
 ''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.

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 ''Link to:''
 * [[Brabant (1578-80)(h) liard|(1578-80) ''liard des Etats'', Antwerp mint]]
 * [[Brabant 1578(s) 1/4 ecu|1578 ''quart d'écu des Etats'', Maastricht mint]]