Liege (1578-83) aidant
This specimen was lot 1103 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), Cu brûlé d'un aidant, s.d. (1578-1583), Hasselt. D/ Ecu ovale de Groesbeeck, sous le chapeau de cardinal. R/ Croix ornée, une rosette en coeur. Rare. Surface corrodée. presque Très Beau. (principality of Liège, Gérard de Groesbeeck, 1564-80, undated copper farthing, circa 1578-83, Hasselt mint. Obverse: oval arms of the bishop under a cardinal's hat; reverse: onrate cross, a rosette at the center. Rare, corroded, about 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.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: copper, this specimen is 4,51 g.
Catalog reference: Chestret 525; Dengis 942.
- 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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