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<p>[QUOTE="lordmarcovan, post: 4569063, member: 10461"]<font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Belgium (Liège, Chapter of St. Lambert): copper méreau or communion token; memento mori, 1686</b></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/belgium-li%C3%A8ge-chapter-of-st-lambert-copper-m%C3%A9reau-or-communion-token-memento-mori-1686.361732/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/belgium-li%C3%A8ge-chapter-of-st-lambert-copper-m%C3%A9reau-or-communion-token-memento-mori-1686.361732/"><img src="https://collectivecoin.imgix.net/afforElBSnawmzutVR93_1686_Skullie-LL03-gradient.png" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Obverse: </b>ANNIVERSARIVM; skull and crossed bones.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Reverse:</b> ECCLESI LEODI; crossed bones with two flames.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Issuer:</b> Chapter of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Lambert%27s_Cathedral,_Li%C3%A8ge" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Lambert%27s_Cathedral,_Li%C3%A8ge" rel="nofollow">St. Lambert's Cathedral</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Li%C3%A8ge" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Li%C3%A8ge" rel="nofollow">Liège</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belgium" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belgium" rel="nofollow">Belgium</a>.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Specifications:</b> copper or bronze, 20.4 mm, 4.75 g.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Grade:</b> Very Fine to Extremely Fine.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Reference:</b> presently unknown, but similar pieces <a href="http://www.moneta-coins.com/photopost/showphoto.php?photo=2617&title=stlambertliege-1686&cat=576" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.moneta-coins.com/photopost/showphoto.php?photo=2617&title=stlambertliege-1686&cat=576" rel="nofollow">here</a> and <a href="https://www.numismagram.com/product-page/100339" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.numismagram.com/product-page/100339" rel="nofollow">here</a> have attribution information accompanying them.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Provenance:</b> ex-Jean Elsen & ses Fils, Brussels, Belgium: Auction 142, (part of) Lot 1628, 14 September 2019.<a href="https://www.numisbids.com/n.php?p=lot&sid=3340&lot=1628" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.numisbids.com/n.php?p=lot&sid=3340&lot=1628" rel="nofollow">*</a></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Notes:</b> This is a </font></font><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%A9reau_(token)" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%A9reau_(token)" rel="nofollow"><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">méreau</font></font></a><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"> or <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Communion_token" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Communion_token" rel="nofollow">communion token</a>. Per the Moneta Gallery Coin Museum</font></font><a href="http://www.moneta-coins.com/photopost/showphoto.php?photo=2617&title=stlambertliege-1686&cat=576" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.moneta-coins.com/photopost/showphoto.php?photo=2617&title=stlambertliege-1686&cat=576" rel="nofollow"><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">*</font></font></a><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">, it was a charity token used for the receiving of food during feast day celebrations. They cite it as "</font></font><i><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">rare type without lower jaw on skull</font></font></i><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">". The skull and bones motif in this religious context is likely a </font></font><i><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memento_mori" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memento_mori" rel="nofollow">memento mori</a></font></font></i><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"> device: a spiritual reminder of the inevitability of physical mortality.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Comments:</b> I was fortunate enough to acquire this piece in an interesting <a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/skull-bones-tokens-won-two-intriguing-group-lots-in-a-recent-belgian-auction.347686/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/skull-bones-tokens-won-two-intriguing-group-lots-in-a-recent-belgian-auction.347686/">lot</a> of Liège tokens which included several different pieces of these extremely popular "skully" types. I had several to choose from, but I liked this type because it is dated, and this piece was the best example of that type in the lot.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b><a href="https://collectivecoin.com/lordmarcovan/7my2PhjhXCrR9PLbqB5k/HoVCbC9qxDLLBwhgIbjV" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://collectivecoin.com/lordmarcovan/7my2PhjhXCrR9PLbqB5k/HoVCbC9qxDLLBwhgIbjV" rel="nofollow">Additional images</a></b></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><span style="color: #ffffff">003500R</span></font></font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="lordmarcovan, post: 4569063, member: 10461"][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=5][B]Belgium (Liège, Chapter of St. Lambert): copper méreau or communion token; memento mori, 1686[/B] [URL='https://www.cointalk.com/threads/belgium-li%C3%A8ge-chapter-of-st-lambert-copper-m%C3%A9reau-or-communion-token-memento-mori-1686.361732/'][IMG]https://collectivecoin.imgix.net/afforElBSnawmzutVR93_1686_Skullie-LL03-gradient.png[/IMG][/URL] [B]Obverse: [/B]ANNIVERSARIVM; skull and crossed bones. [B]Reverse:[/B] ECCLESI LEODI; crossed bones with two flames. [B]Issuer:[/B] Chapter of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Lambert%27s_Cathedral,_Li%C3%A8ge']St. Lambert's Cathedral[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Li%C3%A8ge']Liège[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belgium']Belgium[/URL]. [B]Specifications:[/B] copper or bronze, 20.4 mm, 4.75 g. [B]Grade:[/B] Very Fine to Extremely Fine. [B]Reference:[/B] presently unknown, but similar pieces [URL='http://www.moneta-coins.com/photopost/showphoto.php?photo=2617&title=stlambertliege-1686&cat=576']here[/URL] and [URL='https://www.numismagram.com/product-page/100339']here[/URL] have attribution information accompanying them. [B]Provenance:[/B] ex-Jean Elsen & ses Fils, Brussels, Belgium: Auction 142, (part of) Lot 1628, 14 September 2019.[URL='https://www.numisbids.com/n.php?p=lot&sid=3340&lot=1628']*[/URL] [B]Notes:[/B] This is a [/SIZE][/FONT][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%A9reau_(token)'][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=5]méreau[/SIZE][/FONT][/URL][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=5] or [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Communion_token']communion token[/URL]. Per the Moneta Gallery Coin Museum[/SIZE][/FONT][URL='http://www.moneta-coins.com/photopost/showphoto.php?photo=2617&title=stlambertliege-1686&cat=576'][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=5]*[/SIZE][/FONT][/URL][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=5], it was a charity token used for the receiving of food during feast day celebrations. They cite it as "[/SIZE][/FONT][I][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=5]rare type without lower jaw on skull[/SIZE][/FONT][/I][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=5]". The skull and bones motif in this religious context is likely a [/SIZE][/FONT][I][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=5][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memento_mori']memento mori[/URL][/SIZE][/FONT][/I][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=5] device: a spiritual reminder of the inevitability of physical mortality. [B]Comments:[/B] I was fortunate enough to acquire this piece in an interesting [URL='https://www.cointalk.com/threads/skull-bones-tokens-won-two-intriguing-group-lots-in-a-recent-belgian-auction.347686/']lot[/URL] of Liège tokens which included several different pieces of these extremely popular "skully" types. I had several to choose from, but I liked this type because it is dated, and this piece was the best example of that type in the lot. [B][URL='https://collectivecoin.com/lordmarcovan/7my2PhjhXCrR9PLbqB5k/HoVCbC9qxDLLBwhgIbjV']Additional images[/URL][/B] [COLOR=#ffffff]003500R[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/QUOTE]
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