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Latest revision as of 09:58, 3 December 2024

Jean Elsen sale 115, lot 589
Tournai 1593 1-20 ecu rev JElsen 115-589.jpg
Tournai in 1559

This specimen was lot 589 in Jean Elsen sale 115 (Brussels, December 2012) where it sold for €45 (about US$69 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"TOURNAI, Seigneurie, Philippe II (1555-1598), restauré, AR vingtième d'écu Philippe, 1593, Droit: Ecu couronné, entouré du collier de la Toison d'or. Revers: Croix fleuronnée. Petites taches au revers. Ex HSA 18519. Très Beau. (lordship of Tournai, Philip II restored (1555-98), silver twentieth écu of 1593. Obverse: crowned arms, Order of the Golden Fleece around; reverse: floriate cross. Rim nicks on the reverse, very fine.)"

This coin, along with similar tenth écus and fifth écus, seems to be the first fumbling attempt at a decimal coinage. However, the reported weight seems to match that of a tenth écu.

Reported Mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver, this specimen 3,31 g.

Catalog reference: G.H., 215-14; Hoc, 304.

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 115: Collection Huntington, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils, S.A., 2012.

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