Brabant 1602(t) liard
This specimen was lot 892 in Jean Elsen sale 164 (Brussels, March 2026), where it sold for €95 (about US$132 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"BRABANT, Duché, Albert et Isabelle (1598-1621), Cu liard (oord), 1602, Bois-le-Duc. D/ Écu des archiducs couronné. R/ Écu de Bois-le-Duc sous la date. Très Beau. (duchy of Brabant, Albert and Isabella, 1598-1621, copper liard or oord of 1602, Bois-le-Duc mint. Obverse: crowned arms of the archdukes; reverse: arms of the city below the date. Very Fine.)"
This type with the city arms was struck 1602-05 only at Bois-le-Duc; other liards struck at Maastricht and Antwerp used a different reverse.
Recorded mintage: 310,182 for 1602-05.
Specification: 4.80 g, copper, 26 mm diameter; this specimen 4,13 g.
Catalog reference: KM 24.1, G.H. 297-4; W. 990; VH 601.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- van Gelder, H. Enno, and Marcel Hoc, Les Monnaies des pays-Bas Bourguignons et Espagnols, 1434-1713, Amsterdam, J. Schulman, 1960, with supplement of 1964.
- [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.
Link to:
- 1593 liard
- (1602-10) gigot, Maastricht mint = ½ liard
- 1602 florin d'argent, Antwerp mint
- 1602 double albertin d'or, Antwerp mint
- (1603-07) réal d'argent, Antwerp mint
- (1603-10) réal d'argent, Maastricht mint
- 1613 liard, Maastricht mint
- 1616 gigot (duit), Brussels mint = ½ liard
- 1616 gigot (duit), Bois-le-Duc mint
- Coins and currency dated 1602