Namur 1578 denier

Jean Elsen sale 148, lot 664

This specimen was lot 664 in Jean Elsen sale 148 (Brussels, September 2021), where it sold for €250 (about US$354 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"NAMUR, Comté, Philippe II (1555-1598), Cu denier, 1578. Différents: lis au droit et au revers. D/ Croix de Bourgogne entre deux annelets. PHILP• en début de légende. R/ Ecu namurois couronné. Rare Flan large. Très Beau. (county of Namur, Philip II, 1555-98, copper denier of 1578. Privy mark: lily on obverse and reverse. Obverse: Burgundian cross between two rings, 'PHILP' at beginning of the legend; reverse: crowned arms of Namur. Rare, large flan, Very Fine.)"

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: copper, this specimen 2,90 g.

Catalog reference: G.H. 267-13; Chalon, Namur, 237; V.H. 336.

Source:

• 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.
• ^[1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 148: Monnaies, Médailles et Décorations, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2021.

Link to:

• Flanders (1578-80) oord states revolt
• Namur 1579 2 deniers
• Brabant 1581 gigot
• Coins and currency dated 1578