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Live auction - fwo_673658 - SIEGE OF LANDAU - COUNT OF MELAC 1 livre 1 sol 1702 Landau

SIEGE OF LANDAU - COUNT OF MELAC 1 livre 1 sol 1702 Landau AU
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Estimate : 3 500 €
Price : 3 600 €
Maximum bid : 3 600 €
End of the sale : 15 June 2021 19:22:03
bidders : 3 bidders
Type : 1 livre 1 sol
Date: 1702
Mint name / Town : Landau
Metal : silver
Diameter : 32,5 mm
Weight : 6,28 g.
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
Cette monnaie de siège est frappée sur un morceau de vaisselle large. Reliefs nets. Exemplaire recouvert d’une jolie patine grise de médaillier
Predigree :
Exemplaire provenant de la collection Charlet

Obverse


Obverse legend : I. LIVRE. 1. S / LANDAV . / .1702..
Obverse description : Les armes du gouverneur de Mélac.

Reverse


Reverse legend : LISSE.

Commentary


Monnaie obsidionale réalisée à partir de la découpe de vaisselle d’argent. Les lis placés en périphérie étaient destinés à éviter les rognages sur ces monnaies irrégulières.

Historical background


SIEGE OF LANDAU - COUNT OF MELAC

1702

From June 16 to September 12, 1702 the army of the Holy Roman Empire led by Louis de Bade, margrave of Bade-Bade, besieged the fortress town of Landau, belonging to the kingdom of France. The French defenders led by the Comte de Mélac, governor of the place, resisted vigorously, but were forced to surrender after a siege of three months..

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