Austrian Netherlands 1749(h) liard
This specimen was lot 1203 in Jean Elsen sale 160 (Brussels, November 2024), where it sold for €160 (about US$203 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"BRABANT, Duché, Marie-Thérèse (1740-1780), Cu liard, 1749, Anvers. D/ B. diad. à d., avec collier de perles. R/ Inscription en cinq lignes. presque Superbe. (duchy of Brabant, Maria Theresia, 1740-80, copper liard of 1749, Antwerp mint. Obverse: diademed bust right with pearl necklace; reverse: inscription in five lines. About extremely fine.)"
This type was struck 1749-52 at Antwerp (shown here) and Bruges and was worth 1/480 of a ducaton.
Recorded mintage: 5,589,797 for 1749-51.
Specification: 3.75 g, copper, 22 mm diameter, this specimen is 3,71 g.
Catalog reference: KM 2, W. 1134; VH 825.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 160, Collection de deniers liegeois et Collection de monnaies d'or francaises, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2024.
Link to:
- 1745 liard, Antwerp mint
- 1745 liard, Bruges mint
- 1749 double liard, Antwerp mint
- 1749 escalin, Antwerp mint
- 1749 huitième de ducaton, Antwerp mint
- 1749 demi-ducaton, Antwerp mint
- 1749 ducaton, Antwerp mint
- 1749 demi-souverain d'or
- 1749 souverain d'or, Antwerp mint
- 1750 liard, Bruges mint
- 1750 liard, Antwerp mint
- 1750 double liard, Bruges mint
- Coins and currency dated 1749