Liege (1484-85) patard
This specimen was lot 1027 in Jean Elsen sale 156 (Brussels, September 2023), where it sold for €440 (about US$565 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"LIEGE, Principauté, Jean de Hornes, élu confirmé de Liège (1484-1485), AR patard, s.d., Maastricht (?). D/ Ecu de Hornes entouré de flammèches, sous des nuées. R/ + MISERE NRI Q PASS ES P NOB Croix fleuronnée. Très rare. Petites taches. Très Beau à Superbe. (principality of Liège, John of Hoorn, confirmed bishop-elect, 1484-85, undated silver patard, perhaps Maastricht mint. Obverse: arms of Hoorn surrounded by sparks, below the clouds; reverse: floriate cross. Very rare, small stains, very Fine - Extremely Fine.)"
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, this specimen is 1,56 g.
Catalog reference: Chestret 407; Dengis 759.
- 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 156, Collection de Monnaies de la Principauté de Liège, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2023.
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