Liege (1612-50) gigot KM-28

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Jean Elsen sale 156, lot 1159

This specimen was lot 1159 in Jean Elsen sale 156 (Brussels, September 2023), where it sold for €120 (about US$154 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"LIEGE, Principauté, Ferdinand de Bavière (1612-1650), Cu gigot, s.d., Hasselt. Différent: rosette. D/ B. couronné à g. LEO en fin de légende. R/ Ecu couronné, écartelé de Bavière-Palatinat, l'écu de Looz sur le tout. Très rare. Surface corrodée. Beau/Très Beau. Provient de la collection H. Frère, septembre 2000. (principality of Liège, Ferdinand of Bavaria, 1612-50, undated copper gigot, Hasselt mint, rosette privy mark. Obverse: crowned bust left, LEO at the end of the legend; reverse: crowned and quartered arms of Bavaria and the Palatinate with the escutcheon of Looz. Very rare, corroded, Fine/Very Fine.)"

The bishopric of Liège was an ecclesiastical state in central Belgium. The surrounding territory was ruled by the Spanish Hapsburgs from about 1500 until 1699 and the Austrian Hapsburgs 1714-97. Other gigots for this prelate include KM 24, 25, 27, 26.

Ferdinand was the second of four prince-bishops from Bavaria. They were also dukes of Bouillon, archbishops of Cologne and electors of the Empire, all of which titles appeared in various combinations on their coins. They are as follows:

  • Ernest, r. 1581-1612, archbishop of Cologne (1583-1612), bishop of Münster (1584-1612), Freising, Hildesheim and Liège.
  • Ferdinand, r. 1612-50, archbishop of Cologne, bishop of Münster, Hildesheim, Paderborn (1618-50) and Liège. Never ordained as a priest.
  • Maximilian Henry, r. 1650-88, archbishop of Cologne, bishop of Münster, Hildesheim and Liège. Lost the duchy of Bouillon to Louis XIV.
  • Joseph Clement, r. 1688-1723, bishop of Regensburg and Freising (1685-94) and archbishop of Cologne, bishop of Hildesheim (1702-23) and Liège (1694-1723).
  • Clemens August, r. 1723-61, bishop of Regensburg (1716-19) and then archbishop of Cologne, bishop of Münster, Hildesheim, Osnabrück and Paderborn but never ruled in Liège. His incompetence and extravagance ended Wittelsbach rule in Cologne.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: copper, this specimen is 1,50 g.

Catalog reference: KM 28, Chestret 630; Dengis 1038.

Source:

  • Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
  • [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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