Liege (1534) demi-rosart
This specimen was lot 1086 in Jean Elsen sale 147 (Brussels, June 2021), where it sold for €700 (about US$1,023 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"LIEGE, Principauté, Erard de la Marck (1506-1538), billon demi-rosart, s.d. (1534), Hasselt. D/ ERARD D MAR CARDI Z EPS LE Croix ornée, une fleur au centre, cantonnée de deux lis et deux fleurs. R/ DVX BVLON Z COMES LOSSENS Ecu de la Marck, timbré d'un heaume orné de lambrequins. Extrêmement rare Faiblesse de frappe et coup de poinçon au revers. Beau à Très Beau. (prince-bishopric of Liège, undated billon half rosart, Hasselt mint. Obverse: Ornate cross, flower at center, cantonned with two lilies and two roses; reverse: arms of the bishop with a helmet decorated with drapery. Extremely rare, weakly struck, with a punch mark on the reverse, Fine - Very Fine.)"
A search of CoinArchives turned up no others of this denomination although Jean Elsen has offered several of the larger rosart (Chestret 447).
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: billon, this specimen 2,98 g.
Catalog reference: Chestret 448; Dengis 845.
- [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 147: Monnaies, Médailles et Décorations, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2021.
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