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[[Image:Tournai JE143-1053.jpg|550px|thumb|Jean Elsen sale 143, lot 1053]]
 
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This specimen was lot 1053 in Jean Elsen sale 143 (Brussels, December 2019), where it sold for €220 (about US$287 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''TOURNAI, Seigneurie, Philippe II (1555-1598), Cu liard, 1589. D/ B. couronné à g. R/ Ecu couronné. Rare. Très Beau.'' (lordship of Tournai, Philip II, 1555-98, copper liard of 1589. Obverse: crowned bust left; reverse: crowned arms. Rare, Very Fine.)"</blockquote> In the French system, a liard was one-fourth of a sou and weighed about 3 grams; the liard of Tournai was a little heavier so we surmise that it was worth more.
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This specimen was lot 1053 in Jean Elsen sale 143 (Brussels, December 2019), where it sold for €220 (about US$287 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''TOURNAI, Seigneurie, Philippe II (1555-1598), Cu liard, 1589. D/ B. couronné à g. R/ Ecu couronné. Rare. Très Beau.'' (lordship of Tournai, Philip II, 1555-98, copper liard of 1589. Obverse: crowned bust left; reverse: crowned arms. Rare, Very Fine.)"</blockquote> This type was struck 1582-91 and undated. Eighty liards made a florin.
  
 
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.
 
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.
  
''Specification:'' copper, this specimen 5,10 g.
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''Specification:'' 5.44 g, copper, 25 mm diameter, this specimen 5,10 g.
  
 
''Catalog reference:'' G.H. 232-14; Hoc 330; V.H. 321.  
 
''Catalog reference:'' G.H. 232-14; Hoc 330; V.H. 321.  
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* [[Artois 1582 liard]]
 
* [[Artois 1582 liard]]
* [[Tournai 1582 liard]]
 
 
* [[Hainaut 1584 liard]]
 
* [[Hainaut 1584 liard]]
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* [[Tournai (15)84 liard|(15)84 liard]]
 
* [[Flanders 1586 1/2 duit]] = 3 mites
 
* [[Flanders 1586 1/2 duit]] = 3 mites
 
* [[Tournai 1586 couronne d'or Fr-387|1586 ''couronne d'or'']]
 
* [[Tournai 1586 couronne d'or Fr-387|1586 ''couronne d'or'']]

Latest revision as of 09:35, 3 December 2024

Jean Elsen sale 143, lot 1053

This specimen was lot 1053 in Jean Elsen sale 143 (Brussels, December 2019), where it sold for €220 (about US$287 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"TOURNAI, Seigneurie, Philippe II (1555-1598), Cu liard, 1589. D/ B. couronné à g. R/ Ecu couronné. Rare. Très Beau. (lordship of Tournai, Philip II, 1555-98, copper liard of 1589. Obverse: crowned bust left; reverse: crowned arms. Rare, Very Fine.)"

This type was struck 1582-91 and undated. Eighty liards made a florin.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 5.44 g, copper, 25 mm diameter, this specimen 5,10 g.

Catalog reference: G.H. 232-14; Hoc 330; V.H. 321.

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, Vente Publique 143, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils, S.A., 2019.

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