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| Estimate : | 120 € |
| Price : | 75 € |
| Maximum bid : | 75 € |
| End of the sale : | 25 July 2023 17:32:57 |
| bidders : | 1 bidder |
Type : Vingt sols, monnaie obsidionale
Date: 1708
Mint name / Town : Lille
Quantity minted : 110000
Metal : copper
Diameter : 29 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 7,57 g.
Coments on the condition:
Cet exemplaire est frappé sur un flan plutôt large. Reliefs assez nets. Patine marron
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Armes du maréchal de Boufflers couronnées brochant sur deux bâtons de Maréchal entourés des colliers des Ordres de Saint-Louis, du Saint-Esprit et de Saint-Michel.
Reverse
Reverse legend : XX. S. / .PRO. / DEFENSIONE / .VRBIS. ET. / .PATRIÆ. / 1708.
Reverse description : en six lignes dans le champ.
Reverse translation : (20 sols, pour la défense de la ville et de la Patrie).
Historical background
FLANDERS - SIEGE OF LILLE
(1708)
On August 12, 1708, Prince Eugene and the Duke of Marlborough made their junction before Lille. The city defended by the Duke of Boufflers did not surrender until October 22, the citadel capitulating on December 9. During the siege, the Marshal melted the cannons out of use in order to produce coins of XX, X and V sols..
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