Liege (1485-1505) patard
This specimen was lot 1115 in Jean Elsen sale 158 (Brussels, March 2024), where it sold for €400 (about US$520 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"LIEGE, Principauté, Jean de Hornes (1485-1505), AR patard, s.d. Différents: cor au droit et croisette au revers. D/ Lion assis à g., soutenant l'écu incliné de Hornes. R/ Croix ornée. Extrêmement rare. Légères traces de corrosion et petit défaut de flan. Belle patine. Très Beau. (prince-bishopric of Liège, John of Hoorn, 1485-1505, undated silver patard, horn privy mark on the obverse and a crosslet on the reverse. Obverse: a lion seated left, supporting the tilted arms of Hoorn; reverse: ornate cross. Extremely rare, light traces of corrosion and minor planchet defect. Nice patina, Very Fine.)"
This coin was also called an aidant or a stuiver.
Reported Mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, this specimen 2,46 g.
Catalog reference: Chestret 398; coll. Piat -; Dengis 779.
- 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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