Austrian Netherlands 1753(h) 10 liards
This specimen was lot 691 in Jean Elsen sale 158 (Brussels, March 2024), where it sold for €80 (about US$104 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"BRABANT, Duché, Marie-Thérèse (1740-1780), AR 10 liards, 1753, Anvers. D/ Croix de Bourgogne. R/ Ecu d'Autriche-Bourgogne couronné, entre une palme et un rameau. Très Beau. (duchy of Brabant, Maria Theresia, 1740-80, silver ten liards of 1753, Antwerp mint. Obverse: Burgundian cross; reverse: crowned arms between a olive branch and a palm frond. Very Fine.)"
The ten liard denomination was introduced in 1750 as part of the Austrian reform of the coinage. This type was struck in 1750-54 at Antwerp and Bruges and then suspended until 1788-92. The Austrians lost Belgium to Revolutionary France in 1797.
Reported Mintage: 209,000.
Specification: 2.45 g, 0.417 fine silver, 19 mm diameter; this specimen 2,18 g.
Catalog reference: KM 12, W. 1126; VH 823.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 158, Monnaies de la Principauté de Liège, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2024.
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