Liege (1485-1505) 2 patards
This specimen was lot 1112 in Jean Elsen sale 158 (Brussels, March 2024), where it sold for €700 (about US$910 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"LIEGE, Principauté, Jean de Hornes (1485-1505), AR double patard, s.d. Différents: croisette au droit et au revers. D/ Deux lions assis et affrontés sous une flamme. A l'ex., trois étoiles. R/ Grand écu de Hornes sur une croix feuillue. Très rare. Légère faiblesse de frappe. Très Beau. Provient de Rosenberg, Francfort, 1910, de la collection Bovier et de la collection A. Symkens, Liège, 25 novembre 1991. (prince-bishopric of Liège, John of Hoorn, 1485-1505, undated silver double patard, crosslet privy mark on both sides. Obverse: two lions seated, facing, under a flame, three stars in the exergue; reverse: small arms of Hoorn over a leafy cross. Very rare, lightly struck, very Fine.)"
This coin was also called a double aidant or a double stuiver.
Reported Mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, this specimen 2,97 g.
Catalog reference: Chestret 392; coll. Piat 250 (sold 150 francs); Dengis 773.
- 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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