Austrian Netherlands 1752(h) 2 liards
This specimen was lot 1202 in Jean Elsen sale 160 (Brussels, November 2024), where it sold for €400 (about US$507 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"BRABANT, Duché, Marie-Thérèse (1740-1780), Cu double liard, 1752, Anvers. D/ B. à d., avec collier de perles. R/ Inscription dans une couronne. Extrêmement rare. Patine verte. Beau à Très Beau. (duchy of Brabant, Maria Theresia, 1740-80, copper double liard of 1752, Antwerp mint. Obverse: bust right with pearl necklace; reverse: inscription under a crown. Extremely rare, green patina, fine to very fine.)"
The liard was the smallest denomination and was 1/240 of a ducaton. This double liard was struck at Antwerp (shown here) and Bruges 1749-54 and the 1750 is the most common date.
Recorded mintage: unknown but the key date.
Specification: 7.5 g, copper, 27 mm diameter, this specimen is 6,94 g.
Catalog reference: KM 3, W. 1133; V.K. 226 (reported, not confirmed); VH 824.
- 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:
- 1750 double liard, Bruges mint
- 1752 escalin, Antwerp mint
- 1752 escalin, Bruges mint
- 1752 double escalin, Antwerp mint
- 1752 huitième de ducaton, Antwerp mint
- 1752 quart de ducaton, Antwerp mint
- 1752 ducaton, Antwerp mint
- 1752 demi-souverain d'or, Antwerp mint
- 1752 demi-souverain d'or, Bruges mint
- Coins and currency dated 1752