Live auction - bfe_765499 - ORANGE - PRINCIPALITY OF ORANGE - WILLIAM II OF NASSAU Écu
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| Estimate : | 5 000 € |
| Price : | 2 900 € |
| Maximum bid : | 3 000 € |
| End of the sale : | 06 September 2022 17:28:42 |
| bidders : | 2 bidders |
Type : Écu
Date: 1649
Mint name / Town : Orange
Metal : silver
Diameter : 40 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 27,22 g.
Rarity : R3
Coments on the condition:
Cet écu est frappé sur un flan large et est légèrement décentré au droit comme au revers. Exemplaire recouvert d’une patine grise de médaillier
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : GVILLELMVS. D. G. PRI. AVR..
Obverse description : Buste de Guillaume de Nassau à droite, cuirassé avec un col plat.
Obverse translation : (Guillaume, par la grâce de Dieu, prince d’Orange).
Reverse
Reverse legend : .(ROSE). SOLI. DEO. HONOR - (MONOGRAMME DF) - .ET. GLORIA. 1649.
Reverse description : Écu couronné avec trois trèfles posés 2 et 1 sommés d’un cornet.
Reverse translation : (À Dieu seul l'honneur et la gloire).
Historical background
ORANGE - PRINCIPALITY OF ORANGE - WILLIAM II OF NASSAU
(1647-1650)
William II (1626-1650), Frederick Henry's son, married Mary (1631-1660), daughter of Charles I of England in 1641. William II succeeded his father as Stadtholder of the Netherlands and Prince of Orange in 1647. He died in 1650. His posthumous son, born in 1650, was Prince of Orange at birth.
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