Maastricht 1579 sol - Revision history

LatinKing2020: Text replacement - "* Maastricht (15)79 12 sols" to "* [[Maastricht (15)79 8 sols siege coinage, third series * [[Maastricht (15)79 12 sols"

2026-03-27T17:57:51Z

Text replacement - "* [[Maastricht (15)79 12 sols" to "* Maastricht (15)79 8 sols siege coinage, third series * [[Maastricht (15)79 12 sols"

LatinKing2020: LatinKing2020 moved page Maastricht (1579) sol to Maastricht 1579 sol: corrected date in title

2026-03-27T17:54:04Z

LatinKing2020 moved page Maastricht (1579) sol to Maastricht 1579 sol: corrected date in title

LatinKing2020: Text replacement - "Maastricht (1579) 2 sols" to "Maastricht 1579 2 sols"

2026-03-27T17:52:19Z

Text replacement - "Maastricht (1579) 2 sols" to "Maastricht 1579 2 sols"

LatinKing2020: Text replacement - "Maastricht (1579) 24 sols" to "Maastricht 1579 24 sols"

2026-03-27T17:50:41Z

Text replacement - "Maastricht (1579) 24 sols" to "Maastricht 1579 24 sols"

LatinKing2020: Text replacement - "Maastricht (1579) 40 sols" to "Maastricht 1579 40 sols"

2026-03-27T17:48:21Z

Text replacement - "Maastricht (1579) 40 sols" to "Maastricht 1579 40 sols"

LatinKing2020: Text replacement - "Maastricht (1579) 16 sols" to "Maastricht 1579 16 sols"

2026-03-27T17:47:11Z

Text replacement - "Maastricht (1579) 16 sols" to "Maastricht 1579 16 sols"

LatinKing2020: Text replacement - "Maastricht (1579) 12 sols" to "Maastricht (15)79 12 sols"

2026-03-27T17:44:16Z

Text replacement - "Maastricht (1579) 12 sols" to "Maastricht (15)79 12 sols"

LatinKing2020: Text replacement - " the the " to " the "

2025-08-21T20:18:35Z

Text replacement - " the the " to " the "

LatinKing2020: Text replacement - "* (1578-80) gigot, Antwerp mint * [[Brabant (1578-80)(h) liard"

2024-07-08T21:50:45Z

Text replacement - "* [[Brabant (1578-80)(h) liard" to "* (1578-80) gigot, Antwerp mint * [[Brabant (1578-80)(h) liard"

LatinKing2020 at 17:34, 26 March 2024

2024-03-26T17:34:38Z

@@ Line 25: / Line 25: @@
 * [[Brabant 1578(s) states daalder Dav-8639|1578 ''écu des Etats'', Maastricht mint]]
 * [[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

@@ Line 24: / Line 24: @@
 * [[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) 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

@@ Line 27: / Line 27: @@
 * [[Maastricht (15)79 12 sols]] siege coinage, second series
 * [[Maastricht 1579 16 sols]] siege coinage, third series
-* [[Maastricht (1579) 24 sols]] siege coinage, second series
+* [[Maastricht 1579 24 sols]] siege coinage, second series
 * [[Maastricht 1579 40 sols]] siege coinage, third series
 * [[Groningen-Ommelanden 1579 uniedaalder Dav-8502]]

@@ Line 28: / Line 28: @@
 * [[Maastricht 1579 16 sols]] siege coinage, third series
 * [[Maastricht (1579) 24 sols]] siege coinage, second 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]]

@@ Line 26: / Line 26: @@
 * [[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
+* [[Maastricht 1579 16 sols]] siege coinage, third series
 * [[Maastricht (1579) 24 sols]] siege coinage, second series
 * [[Maastricht (1579) 40 sols]] siege coinage, third series

← Older revision	Revision as of 17:54, 27 March 2026
(No difference)

@@ Line 3: / Line 3: @@
 This specimen was lot 546 in Jean Elsen sale 158 (Brussels, March 2024), where it sold for €100 (about US$130 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''BRABANT, Duché, Maastricht assiégée par Alexandre Farnèse, Cu 1 sol, 1e émission (28 avril 1579). D/ Ecu de la ville sous une épée. Dans le champ: PRO- IVS/TAE- CAV/SAE- DEFE/NSI-ONE/ 15-79. R/ TRAIEC/TO AB HIS/PANIS OB/SESSO. La valeur I à l'exergue. Taches de vert-de-gris. Très Beau.'' ([[Netherlands, Spanish|duchy of Brabant]], Maastricht besieged by Alexander Farnese, copper one sol, first emission of April 1579. Obverse: arms of the town under a sword, in the field, "PRO- IVS/TAE- CAV/SAE- DEFE/NSI-ONE" (a just cause defended) and the date; reverse: four line legend, value below. Touches of verdigris, 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.

@@ Line 16: / Line 16: @@
 ''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]]

@@ Line 2: / Line 2: @@
 [[Image:Brabant 1559.jpg|400px|thumb|Brabant in 1559, from Shepherd's atlas]]
-This specimen was lot 546 in Jean Elsen sale 158 (Brussels, March 2024), where it sold for €100 (about US$130 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''BRABANT, Duché, Maastricht assiégée par Alexandre Farnèse, Cu 1 sol, 1e émission (28 avril 1579). D/ Ecu de la ville sous une épée. Dans le champ: PRO- IVS/TAE- CAV/SAE- DEFE/NSI-ONE/ 15-79. R/ TRAIEC/TO AB HIS/PANIS OB/SESSO. La valeur I à l'exergue. Taches de vert-de-gris. Très Beau.'' ([[Netherlands, Spanish|duchy of Brabant]], Maastricht besieged by Alexander Farnese, copper one sol, first emission of April 1579. Obverse: arms of the town under a sword, in the field, "PRO- IVS/TAE- CAV/SAE- DEFE/NSI-ONE" (a just cause defended) and the date; reverse: four line legend, value below. Touches of verdigris, Very Fine.)"</blockquote>
+This specimen was lot 546 in Jean Elsen sale 158 (Brussels, March 2024), where it sold for €100 (about US$130 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''BRABANT, Duché, Maastricht assiégée par Alexandre Farnèse, Cu 1 sol, 1e émission (28 avril 1579). D/ Ecu de la ville sous une épée. Dans le champ: PRO- IVS/TAE- CAV/SAE- DEFE/NSI-ONE/ 15-79. R/ TRAIEC/TO AB HIS/PANIS OB/SESSO. La valeur I à l'exergue. Taches de vert-de-gris. Très Beau.'' ([[Netherlands, Spanish|duchy of Brabant]], Maastricht besieged by Alexander Farnese, copper one sol, first emission of April 1579. Obverse: arms of the town under a sword, in the field, "PRO- IVS/TAE- CAV/SAE- DEFE/NSI-ONE" (a just cause defended) and the date; reverse: four line legend, value below. Touches of verdigris, 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.