Liege (1552) patard
This specimen was lot 1076 in Jean Elsen sale 156 (Brussels, September 2023), where it sold for €320 (about US$411 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"LIEGE, Principauté, Georges d'Autriche (1544-1557), billon patard, s.d. (1552), Liège. Au titre de Charles Quint. D/ Ecu écartelé de l'évêque. R/ Aigle impériale couronnée. Très rare. Trace de corrosion au revers. Patine foncée. Beau à Très Beau. Provient de notre vente 62, 24 juin 2000, 1401. (principality of Liège, George of Austria, 1544-57, undated billon patard, circa 1552, Liège mint, struck in the name of Charles V. Obverse: quartered arms of the bishop; reverse: crowned imperial eagle. Very rare, trace of corrosion on the reverse, nice patina, Fine - Very Fine.)"
The bishopric of Liège was an ecclesiastical state in central Belgium and usually ruled by a Hapsburg client. The surrounding territory was ruled by the Spanish Hapsburgs from about 1500 until 1699 and the Austrian Hapsburgs 1714-97. The patard was equivalent to the Dutch stuiver.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, this specimen is 2,27 g.
Catalog reference: [[Silver crowns by Davenport number|Dav-8410, Chestret 489; coll. Piat -; Dengis 896.
- 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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