Liege 1476 2 patards

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Jean Elsen sale 158, lot 1078

This specimen was lot 1078 in Jean Elsen sale 158 (Brussels, March 2024), where it sold for €600 (about US$780 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"LIEGE, Principauté, Louis de Bourbon (1456-1482), AR double patard (double aidant de Bourbon), 1476, Liège ou Hasselt. Différent: croisette. D/ Deux lions affrontés sous deux briquets étincelants. Trois fleurons à l'exergue. R/ SALVV'- FAC PO'- TVV' DN'- LXXVI Ecu de Bourbon posé sur une croix fleuronnée coupant la légende. Rare. Beau à Très Beau. Provient de la collection A. Symkens, Liège, 25 novembre 1991. (prince-bishopric of Liège, Louis of Bourbon, 1456-82, silver double patard or double aidant of 1476, Liège or Hasselt mint, crosslet privy mark, two lions facing, each holding a sparking firesteel, three florettes in the exergue; reverse: the arms of Bourbon over a long floriate cross. Rare, Fine - Very Fine.)"

Louis de Bourbon was imposed upon the inhabitants of Liège by his uncle, the duke of Burgundy. He so exasperated his subjects that they expelled him three times. One of the grievances was his inveterate habit of uttering debased coin. This one has the date in Roman numerals.

Reported Mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver, this specimen 3,01 g.

Catalog reference: Chestret 346; Dengis 696; Levinson II-25.

Source:

  • Levinson, Robert, The Early Dated Coins of Europe, 1234-1500: An Illustrated Catalogue and Guide to dated medieval coinage. Clifton, NJ: Coin & Currency Institute, 2007.
  • 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 158, Monnaies de la Principauté de Liège, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2024.

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