Live auction - bfe_725172 - PRINCIPALITY OF ORANGE - FREDERICK HENRY OF NASSAU Double tournois, type 1
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| Estimate : | 900 € |
| Price : | no bid |
| Maximum bid : | no bid |
| End of the sale : | 08 March 2022 17:34:56 |
Type : Double tournois, type 1
Date: 1636
Mint name / Town : Orange
Metal : copper
Diameter : 20,5 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 2,73 g.
Rarity : R3
Coments on the condition:
Ce double tournois est frappé sur un flan large et légèrement irrégulier. Exemplaire décentré au droit. Surface légèrement granuleuse au revers
Obverse
Obverse legend : .FRED. HENR. D G. PRIN. AVR. - (MM), (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. 1636, (LÉGENDE COMMENÇANT À 6 HEURES).
Reverse description : Trois trèfles posés 2 et 1 sous un cornet.
Commentary
Très rare type monétaire avec un cornet au-dessus des trois lis du champ. Non illustré dans le CGKL.
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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