Live auction - bfe_657490 - PRINCIPALITY OF ORANGE - FREDERICK HENRY OF NASSAU Double tournois, type 2
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| Estimate : | 300 € |
| Price : | 150 € |
| Maximum bid : | 150 € |
| End of the sale : | 27 April 2021 17:02:10 |
| bidders : | 1 bidder |
Type : Double tournois, type 2
Date: 1637
Mint name / Town : Orange
Metal : copper
Diameter : 20,5 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 3,28 g.
Coments on the condition:
Ce double tournois est frappé sur un flan large et plutôt régulier. Très bel exemplaire présentant un beau buste au droit ainsi qu’une agréable patine marron. Reliefs nets
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : .FRED. HENR. D. G. PRIN. AVR. - (V SUR ANNELET), (LÉGENDE COMMENÇANT À 6 HEURES).
Obverse description : Buste de Frédéric-Henri de Nassau à droite, tête nue, cuirassé, avec un petit col plat rabattu.
Obverse translation : (Frédéric Henri, par la grâce de Dieu, prince d’Orange).
Reverse
Reverse legend : .DOVBLE. TOVRNOIS. 1637, (LÉGENDE COMMENÇANT À 6 HEURES).
Reverse description : Trois trèfles posés 2 et 1.
Commentary
Rare dans cet état de conservation !.
Rare in this state of preservation!
Rare in this state of preservation!
Historical background
PRINCIPALITY OF ORANGE - FREDERICK HENRY OF NASSAU
(1625-1647)
Frédéric-Henri (1584-1647) was the youngest son of Guillaume le Taciturne (1533-1584) and his fourth wife Louise de Coligny (1555-1620), married in 1583, daughter of Gaspard de Coligny. Frédéric-Henri is the brother of Philippe-Guillaume (1584-1618) and Maurice (1618-1625). Maurice de Nassau (1567-1625), his half-brother, had a military education and Frédéric-Henri succeeded him as Stadhouder of Holland and Prince of Orange in 1625. Married to Amélie de Solms (1602-1675), he was the father of William II (1616-1650).
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