Tournai 1582 liard
This specimen was lot 1288 in Jean Elsen sale 153 (Brussels, December 2022), where it sold for €280 (about US$354 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"TOURNAI, Seigneurie, Philippe II (1555-1598), Cu liard, 1582. D/ B. couronné à g. R/ Ecu couronné. Très Beau. (lordship of Tournai, Philip II, 1555-98, copper liard of 1582. Obverse: crowned bust left; reverse: crowned arms. 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 is 5,39 g.
Catalog reference: G.H. 232-14; Hoc 323; V.H. 321.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- 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 153, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2022.
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