Difference between revisions of "Namur 1592 1/2 ecu"
m (Text replacement - "* van der Wis, Jan, and Tom Passon, ''Catalogus van de Nederlandse Munten geslagen sind bet aantreden van Philips II tot aan het einde van de Bataafse Republiek (1555-1806), 2nd ed.,'' Apeldoorn, Netherlands: Omni-Trading b.v., 2009. " to "* 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. ") |
(revised links) |
||
| Line 16: | Line 16: | ||
''Links to:'' | ''Links to:'' | ||
* [[Artois 1588 1/2 ecu]] | * [[Artois 1588 1/2 ecu]] | ||
| − | * [[Brabant | + | * [[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]] | * [[Namur 1592 ecu Dav-8658]] | ||
| − | * [[Brabant 1594 1/2 ecu]] | + | * [[Brabant 1594 1/2 ecu|1594 ''demi-écu Philippe'', Antwerp mint]] |
* [[Tournai 1596 1/2 ecu]] | * [[Tournai 1596 1/2 ecu]] | ||
* [[Coins and currency dated 1592]] | * [[Coins and currency dated 1592]] | ||
[[Category:Selections from Jean Elsen sale 141]][[Category: Coinage of the Dutch provinces]] | [[Category:Selections from Jean Elsen sale 141]][[Category: Coinage of the Dutch provinces]] | ||
Revision as of 13:52, 26 March 2024
This specimen was lot 652 in Jean Elsen sale 141 (Brussels, June 2019), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted,
"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. (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.)"
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.
- 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 141, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils, S.A., 2019.
Links to: