Namur 1578 denier
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.
- 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 148: Monnaies, Médailles et Décorations, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2021.
Link to:
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