Spanish Netherlands. Albert and Isabella. Antwerp, 1602. Copper Reckoning Jeton for the Bureau des Finances. Dugniolle 3543.
Copper. Weight 4.67 g.
Obverse: Facing busts of Archduke Albert and Infanta Isabella, both wearing ruffs. Partially preserved legend of the ALBERT ET ISAB PAR L GRACE DE DIEV variety.
Reverse: Two clasped, winged hands holding three ears of grain. Above, AVSPICE CHRISTO — “Under Christ’s protection”. Surrounding legend identifies the Bureau des Finances and bears the date 1602.
An administrative reckoning jeton issued for the financial council of the Southern Netherlands. The abbreviated PAR L GRACE obverse legend distinguishes this variety from the related PAR LA GRACE issue.
Fine to Very Fine details, with dark patina, substantial surface roughness and corrosion, scattered green deposits and areas of exposed reddish copper. Portraits and principal reverse devices remain identifiable. Please examine the photographs carefully.
Reference: Dugniolle 3543.
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