Liege (1477) 1/4 aidant

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Jean Elsen sale 158, lot 1091

This specimen was lot 1091 in Jean Elsen sale 158 (Brussels, March 2024), where it sold for €500 (about US$650 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"LIEGE, Principauté, Louis de Bourbon (1456-1482), AR quart de patard (quart d'aidant), s.d. (vers 1477), Liège ou Hasselt. D/ + MONETA EPISCOPI LEODIE' Deux écus de Bourbon inclinés. Au-dessus, un briquet. R/ SIT N-OMEN- DNI' B-NC'TV Croix pattée coupant la légende, L au centre, cantonnée de quatre lis. Rare. Belle patine. Superbe. Provient de la collection Symoens et de notre vente 117, 15 juin 2013, 1260. (prince-bishopric of Liège, Louis of Bourbon, 1456-82, undated silver quarter patard or quarter aidant, circa 1477, Liège or Hasselt mint. Obverse: two tilted shields of Bourbon, above, a sparking firesteel; reverse: a cross pattée cuts the legends, an "L" at the center, cantonned with four lilies. Rare, nice patina, Extremely 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.

Reported Mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver, this specimen 1,12 g.

Catalog reference: Chestret 359; Dengis 711.

Source:

  • Roberts, James N., The Silver Coins of Medieval France (476-1610 AD), S. Salem, NY: Attic Books, 1996.
  • [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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