Liege (1565) 1/2 patard
This specimen was lot 1094 in Jean Elsen sale 156 (Brussels, September 2023), where it sold for €180 (about US$231 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"LIEGE, Principauté, Gérard de Groesbeeck (1564-1580), billon demi-patard, s.d. (1565), Hasselt. D/ Ecu orné de l'évêque. R/ Croix longue et ornée, le centre évidé et pointé. Très Beau. Provient de la collection A. Symkens, 25 novembre 1991. (principality of Liège, Gérard de Groesbeeck, 1564-80, undated billon half patard, circa 1565, Hasselt mint. Obverse: ornate arms of the bishop; reverse: ornate long cross, voided at the center. 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 1,29 g.
Catalog reference: Chestret 520; Dengis 929.
- 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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