Austrian Netherlands 1751(h) 10 liards
This specimen was lot 612 in Jean Elsen sale 148 (Brussels, September 2021), where it sold for €170 (about US$241 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"BRABANT, Duché, Marie-Thérèse (1740-1780), AR 10 liards, 1751, Anvers. D/ Croix de Bourgogne. R/ Ecu d'Autriche-Bourgogne couronné, entre une palme et un rameau. Belle patine. Très Beau à Superbe. (duchy of Brabant, Maria Theresia, 1740-80, silver ten liards of 1751, Antwerp mint. Obverse: Burgundian cross; reverse: crowned arms of Austria and Burgundy between a palm and a branch. Nice patina, Very Fine - Extremely Fine.)"
This type was struck in 1750-54 at Antwerp (shown here) and Bruges during the reign of Maria Theresia. This denomination was replaced by the 14 liards in 1755 altho ten liards continued to be struck on occasion until 1793. The Austrians lost Belgium to Revolutionary France in 1797. After the fall of Napoleon in 1815, Belgium passed to the king of the Netherlands.
Recorded mintage: 2,333,000 for 1750-51, common.
Specification: 2.45 g, 0.417 fine silver, 19 mm diameter; this specimen 2,14 g.
Catalog reference: W. 1126; V.H. 823, KM 12.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 148: Monnaies, Médailles et Décorations, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2021.
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