E-auction 655-673160 - fjt_1071976 - ARDENNES - STENAY Bataille de Stenay n.d.

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Estimate :	20 €
Price :	10 €
Maximum bid :	26 €
End of the sale :	03 November 2025 19:34:20
bidders :	7 bidders

Type : Bataille de Stenay

Date: n.d.

Metal : copper

Diameter : 24,50 mm

Orientation dies : 6 h.

Weight : 4,97 g.

Edge : lisse

Puncheon : sans poinçon

Rarity : R2

Coments on the condition:

Patine hétérogène avec des traces d’usure sur les hauts reliefs, quelques coups et rayures. Présence de taches d’oxydation

Catalogue references :

F.7832a

Obverse

Obverse legend : LVD XIIII D G FR ET NAV REX.

Obverse description : Buste de Louis XIV à droite.

Reverse

Reverse legend : .PORTARVM. CLAVSTRA. REVELLIT..

Reverse description : Foudres au-dessus de la ville de Stenay.

Reverse translation : Il arrache la clôture des portes.

Commentary

La prise de Stenay se fait en présence du roi Louis XIV le 6 août 1654 lors de la guerre franco-espagnole. Vingt jours plus tard, Arras, assiégée par le Grand Condé pour les Espagnols, est délivrée par Turenne.
The capture of Stenay took place in the presence of King Louis XIV on August 6, 1654 during the Franco-Spanish War. Twenty days later, Arras, besieged by the Grand Condé for the Spanish, was liberated by Turenne.