Liege (1466-77) florin d'or Fr-297

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Jean Elsen sale 158, lot 1077

This specimen was lot 1077 in Jean Elsen sale 158 (Brussels, March 2024), where it sold for €2,600 (about US$3,381 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"LIEGE, Principauté, Louis de Bourbon (1456-1482), AV florin d'or postulat (postulat de Bourbon), 1466-1477, Liège. Au titre d'évêque. D/ + LVDOVICVS EPS' LEODIENSIS Ecu à la croix chargée d'un écusson de Bourbon, dans un trilobe anglé. R/ SANCTVS- LAMBERTVS Saint Lambert deb. de f., bénissant et ten. une crosse. Très rare. Fines griffes. Très Beau. Provient de la collection A. Symkens, Liège, 25 novembre 1991. (prince-bishopric of Liège, Louis of Bourbon, 1456-82, gold florin postulat, circa 1466-77, Liège mint, with his title as bishop. Obverse: shield of the cross charged with the escutcheon of Bourbon within an angled trilobe; reverse: St. Lambert facing, hold a cross and blessing with one hand. Very rare, fine scratches, 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. This florin d'or postulat was supposed to pass for a ducat but had only two-thirds the weight.

Reported Mintage: unknown.

Specification: gold, this specimen 2,27 g.

Catalog reference: Fr-297, Chestret 342; Dengis 694; Delm-329.

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 158, Monnaies de la Principauté de Liège, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2024.

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