Brabant 1688(a) liard
The first specimen was lot 1570 in Jean Elsen sale 152 (Brussels, September 2022), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted,
"BRABANT, Duché, Charles II (1665-1700), Cu liard, 1688, Bruxelles. Nouveau type. Frappe d'essai au balancier. D/ T. l. à g. R/ Monogramme couronné entre deux chiffres II couronnés. Très rare. Beau. (duchy of Brabant, Charles II, 1665-1700, copper liard of 1688, Brussels mint, new type, struck on a balance press. Obverse: laureate head left; reverse: crowned monogram between two crowned "II's". Very rare, Fine.)
En 1688, afin de pouvoir fixer le coût de la fabrication, les frères van Bouchout furent autorisés à frapper à la presse 1000 marcs de monnaies de cuivre. Cette fabrication dura 10 jours (W. p. 226, n. 1). Le type choisi pour cette frappe d'essai est manifestement inspiré des émissions de Charles II d'Angleterre. (In 1688, after negotiating the cost of fabrication, the van Bouchout brothers were authorized to mill 1000 marks of copper coins. This production took ten days. The chosen design is manifestly copied from the issues of Charles II of England.)"
The second specimen was lot 1189 in Jean Elsen sale 160 (Brussels, November 2024), where it sold for €170 (about US$215 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[2] noted,
"BRABANT, Duché, Charles II (1665-1700), Cu liard, 1688, Bruxelles. Nouveau type. Frappe d'essai au balancier. D/ T. l. à g. R/ Monogramme couronné entre deux chiffres II couronnés. Très rare. Beau à Très Beau. (duchy of Brabant, Charles II, 1665-1700, copper liard of 1688, Brussels mint, new type, pattern struck on a screw press. Obverse: laureate head left; reverse: crowned monogram between two crowned "II's". Very rare, fine to very fine.)"
The SCWC lists this type from Brussels and Antwerp in 1685, 1690-91. One liard = 12 mites.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: copper, the first specimen 3,33 g, the second specimen 3,80 g.
Catalog reference: KM 91.2 (unlisted date), W. p. 226, fig. 43; Waerzeggers, RBN (1981) p. 127; V.H. 726 (plate coin).
- 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 152: Collection Ferdy Willems, Celtic coins, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2022.
- [2]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.
Links to:
- 1687 8 souverain d'or, Brussels mint
- Flanders 1688 halve patagon
- Flanders 1688 patagon
- 1689 patagon, Brussels mint, milled
- Flanders 1689 patagon
- Brabant 1689 patagon, Antwerp mint, hammered
- Brabant 1689 patagon, Brussels mint, milled
- 1689 double souverain d'or, Brussels mint
- 1694 demi-patagon, Antwerp mint
- Coins and currency dated 1688