Liege (1424) ange d'or Fr-292

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Jean Elsen sale 151, lot 1201

This specimen was lot 1201 in Jean Elsen sale 151 (Brussels, June 2022), where it sold for €19,000 (about US$23,737 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"LIEGE, Principauté, Jean de Heinsberg (1419-1455), AV ange d'or, s.d. (vers 1424), Hasselt. D/ + IOH'ES EPC' LEODI' DVX BVLOVE' CO' LOSS' Ange de f., ten. l'écu de l'évêque. R/ + MONETA NOVA FACTA IN HASSEL' Croix feuillue portant l'écu de l'évêque. Extrêmement rare Petit coup sur la tranche. Très Beau. Provient de notre vente 116, 16 mars 2013, 1064. (prince-bishopric of Liège, John of Heinsberg, 1419-55, undated gold lamb from about 1424, Hasselt mint. Obverse: lamb facing, bearing the arms of the bishopric. Extremely rare, minor edge nick, Very Fine.)"

La première monnaie liégeoise portant le titre de duc de Bouillon. De facture très élégante, elle fut frappée dans l'atelier de Hasselt qui était resté fermé depuis l'annexion du comté de Looz en 1366. L'épiscopat de Jean de Heinsberg fut marqué par les tensions grandissantes entre la principauté et son puissant voisin le duc de Bourgogne. Philippe le Bon obligea finalement Jean de Heinsberg à résigner son évêché à Breda en 1455 en faveur de son neveu Louis de Bourbon. (The first coin of Liege bore the name of the duke of Bouillon. Of very elegant design, it was struck in the Hasselt mint which had been closed since the annexation of the county of Loos in 1366. The episcopate of John was marked by increasing tensions between the bishop and his powerful neighbor, the duke of Burgundy. Philip the Good finally obliged John to resign his seat at Breda in 1455 in favor of his nephew Louis of Bourbon.)"

During his checkered career, John also issued a chaise d'or, several florin d'or, a couronne d'or and a half ange d'or, all very rare.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: gold, this specimen is 3,32 g.

Catalog reference: Fr-292, Chestret 304; Delm-324; Dengis 639.

Source:

  • Delmonte, A., Le Bénélux D'or, Amsterdam: Jacques Schulman N.V., 1964, with supplements to 1977.
  • Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
  • [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 151: Collection Paul Witte, Monnaies de Brabant, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2022.

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