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FRANCE / CAPETIANS - FRANCE / ROYAL
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1214
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FRANCE / CAPETIANS - FRANCE / ROYAL
See original version (French)
Estimate €800
Voluntary lot
Description
FRANCE / CAPETIANS - FRANCE / ROYAL
Henry III (1574–1589). Silver demi-écu, showing the seat of Cambrai, with the town’s coat of arms (later strike) 1581.
Obverse (clover): FRANCISCO. PROTECTORE. Crowned shield of France, with a round border; in the corners: CB hallmarks at the top and the imperial eagle at the bottom, the (date) on the left and right.
Reverse. Engraved inscriptions in five lines: DIEV / VOIT / L AFFLITION / EXODE/ 3° 7.
Mailliet XXI/3 - MO-4.8.4.2; Silver - 11.32 g - 37 mm - 12 h
This coin appears to date from after the siege. It has a lovely collector’s patina. Very rare with inscriptions on the reverse. Very Fine to Superb.
For the victorious siege of 1581, during the Eighty Years’ War. In 1576, the town came over to the French side under François d’Alençon. The town was besieged by the Duke of Parma from 1580 onwards but was relieved of the siege following the arrival of François d’Alençon’s army of 15,000 men. The Spanish withdrew in August 1581. Subsequently, Cambrai rallied to Henry IV in 1594, but in August 1595 the Spanish laid siege to the town. The inhabitants opened the city gates to them, but the governor, Jean de Montluc, held out in the citadel. Cambrai did not return to French control until 1677, following a siege that saw King Louis XIV himself take a personal interest.
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