© Jean Elsen & ses Fils s.a.
© Jean Elsen & ses Fils s.a.
Tournois obol - Wenceslaus I ND
| Billon | 0.6 g | - |
| Issuer | Duchy of Luxembourg (Luxembourg) |
|---|---|
| Duke | Wenceslaus I (1353-1383) |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Years | 1355-1383 |
| Value | 1 Obol |
| Currency | Florin (1353-1713) |
| Composition | Billon |
| Weight | 0.6 g |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Updated | 2024-10-06 |
| Numista | N#95663 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 95% |
Reverse
Tournous gatehouse surmounted by a lion surrounded by legend and an outer girdle.
Script: Latin (uncial)
Lettering: TVROИVS• LVCEBG
Lettering (regular font): TVRONVS• LVCEBG
Comment
Rare, undated piece minted after 1355 at the Luxembourg City mint.Obol or Luxembourg Mesh imitating the castle of the tournois obol of Philip VI of Valois (1328 - 1350), type Dy# 281 (Lafaurie 286).
The coin is almost identical to the , only the legend of the obverse changes:
- L#141 WЄnCESLΛVS DVX
- L#142 + WICELΛRDVS• DVX
Variants of legend and punctuation:
- Obverse:
a. + WICELΛRDVS• DVX
b. + WICELΛRDVS DVX
- Reverse
a. TVROИVS• LVCEBG
b. TVRONVS• LVCEBG
c. TVROИVS• LVCEB
d. TVROИVS• LVCEB'
e. TVRONVS• LVCEBG (N with point on the cross bar)
f. TVRON. S LVCEBG
Piece described and illustrated the first time by Mr. Ch. Piot in 1855
Notes on the black currencies of Flanders, Mechelen, Namur, Luxembourg and Megen, published by the Revue belge de numismatique, Vol XI, 1855, p. 218, pl. VIII, fig. 33
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Interesting fact
One interesting fact about the Tournois obol coin is that it was minted during the reign of Wenceslaus I, who was the Duke of Luxembourg from 1355 to 1383. Despite being a small coin made of billon, it was an important part of the currency system in Luxembourg during that time.
