Tournai 1589 liard
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.
- 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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