Liege (1456-82) 2 brule

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Jean Elsen sale 158, lot 1095

This specimen was lot 1095 in Jean Elsen sale 158 (Brussels, March 2024), where it sold for €600 (about US$780 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"LIEGE, Principauté, Louis de Bourbon (1456-1482), Cu brûlé, s.d., Hasselt. Piéfort en cuivre. D/ (lis) LVDOVICVS EPS' LEODIENSIS Ecu de Bourbon. R/ (lis) MON NOVA FCA IN HASSELE' Croix pattée, un lis en coeur. De la plus haute rareté. Frappe faible au revers. Très Beau. Provient de la collection Piat, Dupriez, Bruxelles, vente 101, 28 novembre 1910, 234 (vendu 50 francs) et de la collection H. Frère, Liège, septembre 2000. (prince-bishopric of Liège, Louis of Bourbon, 1456-82, undated copper brûlé, Hasselt mint, copper piedfort. Obverse: arms of Bourbon; reverse: a cross pattée, a lily at the center. Extremely rare, weakly struck on the reverse, Very Fine.)"

Louis de Bourbon was imposed upon the inhabitants of Liège by his uncle, the duke of Burgundy. He so exasperated his subjects that they expelled him three times. One of the grievances was his inveterate habit of uttering debased coin. The term brûlé is more of a nickname than a denomination and referred to a number of different low value copper coins such as sous, deniers, duits and liards. Most were carelessly made, with bad strikes on crude planchets being normal. We call this example a double brûlé because it is double weight.

Reported Mintage: unknown.

Specification: copper, this specimen 4,19 g.

Catalog reference: Chestret 365 var. (this example); coll. Piat 234 (this example); Dengis 715 var. (this example).

Source:

  • [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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