Austrian Netherlands 1782(a) liard
This specimen was lot 1151 in Jean Elsen sale 164 (Brussels, March 2026), where it sold for €180 (about US$251 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"BRABANT, Duché, Joseph II (1780-1790), Cu liard, 1782, Bruxelles. D/ B. l. et dr. à d. R/ Inscription en quatre lignes. Superbe à Fleur de Coin. (duchy of Brabant, Joseph II, 1780-90, copper liard of 1782, Brussels mint. Obverse: laureate and draped bust right; reverse: inscription in four lines. Extremely Fine - Uncirculated.)"
This type is listed for 1781-82 and 1787-89 and is common. The angel face on the reverse is the Brussels mintmark. Four liards = one sol, 54 sols = one kronenthaler.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: copper, 22 mm diameter, plain edge, engraved by Théodore Van Berckel; this specimen 4,53 g.
Catalog reference: KM 30, W. 1153; VH 857.
- Herinek, Gerhard, Austria Münzkatalog: Munzen ab 1745 und Banknoten ab 1759, 49. Auflage, Vienna: Christine Steyrer Verlag, 2022.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 164: Monnaies du duché de Brabant et du royaume de Belgique, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2026.
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