Edwardian Sterlings
William, 1337-1391, Namur and Méraude
William I, Marquis of Namur, the Rich, (1324 - 1 October 1391) was Count of Namur from 1337 until his death.
He was the fifth son of John I and Mary of Artois. Because his four elder brothers all died childless between 1333 and 1337, he still became Marquis of Namur.
William participated in the Hundred Years' War on the side of the English. Despite this, Namur itself remained at peace, except for a revolt of the weavers in 1351. He was defeated and taken prisoner in the Battle of Baesweiler in 1371.
He first married on February 13 1348 with Jeanne of Hainault, daughter of John of Beaumont and Margaret of Soissons. Jeanne died 2 years later form the Black Death without children.
William remarried in March 1352 with Catherine of Savoy, daughter of Louis II of Savoy, baron of Vaud, and Isabella of Châlon. They had 3 children.
Source and more info: Wikipedia
Sterling, William I, The Rich, Namur, ca. 1348, Mayhew 361
Reign/Issue Authority: | William I, The Rich |
Denomination/Type: | Sterling |
Mint: | Namur |
Issue date: | Ca. 1348 |
Weight: | 0,99 gr |
Diameter: | 19 mm |
Rarity: | S |
Reference: | Mayhew 361 |
Catalogue #: | 0037 |
Obverse description: | Crowned bust facing. |
Obverse legend: | +GVILЄLMVSCOMЄS |
Reverse description: | Long cross pattee with three pellets in each angle. |
Reverse legend: | nΛM VRC ЄnS IS+ |
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Sterling, William I, The Rich, Namur, ca. 1348, Mayhew 361
Reign/Issue Authority: | William I, The Rich |
Denomination/Type: | Sterling |
Mint: | Namur |
Issue date: | Ca. 1348 |
Weight: | 0,83 gr |
Diameter: | 18 mm |
Rarity: | S |
Reference: | Mayhew 361 |
Catalogue #: | 0036 |
Obverse description: | Crowned bust facing. |
Obverse legend: | +GVILЄLMVSCOMЄS |
Reverse description: | Long cross pattee with three pellets in each angle. |
Reverse legend: | nΛM VRC ЄnS IS+ |
Extra info: | |
Half sterling, William I, The Rich, Namur, ca. 1348, Mayhew 361
Reign/Issue Authority: | William I, The Rich |
Denomination/Type: | Half sterling |
Mint: | Namur |
Issue date: | Ca. 1348 |
Weight: | 0,53 gr |
Diameter: | 10x17 mm |
Rarity: | S |
Reference: | Mayhew 361 |
Catalogue #: | 0249 |
Obverse description: | Crowned bust facing. |
Obverse legend: | +GVILЄLMV[SCOMЄS] |
Reverse description: | Long cross pattee with three pellets in each angle. |
Reverse legend: | [nΛM VRC] ЄnS IS+ |
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Sterling, William I, The Rich, Namur, ca. 1348, Mayhew 363b
Reign/Issue Authority: | William I, The Rich |
Denomination/Type: | Sterling |
Mint: | Namur |
Issue date: | Ca. 1348 |
Weight: | 1,11 gr |
Diameter: | 10x17 mm |
Rarity: | R3 |
Reference: | Mayhew 361 |
Catalogue #: | 0317 |
Obverse description: | Crowned bust facing. |
Obverse legend: | +ЄDVILЄLMV:SCO[MЄ]S |
Reverse description: | Long cross pattee with three pellets in each angle. |
Reverse legend: | nΛM VRC ЄnS [IS+] |
Extra info: | Provenance: Ex Elsen 139 Lot 550. |
Sterling, William I, The Rich, Meraude, ca. 1348, Mayhew 365
Reign/Issue Authority: | William I, The Rich |
Denomination/Type: | Sterling |
Mint: | Meraude |
Issue date: | Ca. 1348 |
Weight: | 1,04 gr |
Diameter: | 19 mm |
Rarity: | R2 |
Reference: | Mayhew 365 |
Catalogue #: | 0159 |
Obverse description: | Crowned bust facing. |
Obverse legend: | +ЄDWILLЄLMVSCOMVB |
Reverse description: | Long cross pattee with three pellets in each angle. |
Reverse legend: | MOИ ЄTΛ MЄR ΛDE |
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Sterling, William I, The Rich, Viesville, ca. 1348, Mayhew 367
Reign/Issue Authority: | William I, The Rich |
Denomination/Type: | Sterling |
Mint: | Viesville |
Issue date: | Ca. 1348 |
Weight: | 0,70 gr |
Diameter: | 17 mm |
Rarity: | R5 |
Reference: | Mayhew 367 |
Catalogue #: | 0272 |
Obverse description: | Crowned bust facing. |
Obverse legend: | +GVILЄLMVSCOMЄS |
Reverse description: | Long cross pattee with three pellets in each angle. |
Reverse legend: | MOИ ЄTΛ VЄT VILЄ |
Extra info: | Third example known, found in East Anglia, UK. Provenance: Ex Jon Mann 04/2017. |