Liege 1479 2 patards
The first specimen was lot 1079 in Jean Elsen sale 158 (Brussels, March 2024), where it sold for €550 (about US$715 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"LIEGE, Principauté, Louis de Bourbon (1456-1482), AR double patard, 1479, Liège ou Hasselt. Différent: tour. D/ Deux lions affrontés sous un briquet. R/ SALVV'- FAC P'-TVV' D'- LXXIX Ecu de Bourbon sur une croix fleuronnée coupant la légende. Fines griffes. Très Beau. Provient de la collection A. Symkens, Liège, 25 novembre 1991. (prince-bishopric of Liège, Louis of Bourbon, 1456-82, silver double patard of 1479, Liège or Hasselt mint, tower privy mark. Obverse: two lions facing over a firesteel; reverse: the arms of Bourbon over a long floriate cross. Fine scratches, Very Fine.)"
The second specimen was lot 1082 in Jean Elsen sale 158 (Brussels, March 2024), where it sold for €650 (about US$845 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"LIEGE, Principauté, Louis de Bourbon (1456-1482), AR double patard, 1479, Liège ou Hasselt. Différent: étoile. D/ Deux lions affrontés sous un briquet. R/ SALVV' FAC PO' TVV' DNE' LXXIX Ecu de Bourbon sur une croix fleuronnée ne coupant pas la légende. Rare. Très Beau. (prince-bishopric of Liège, Louis of Bourbon, 1456-82, silver double patard of 1479, Liège or Hasselt mint, star privy mark. Obverse: two lions facing over a firesteel; reverse: the arms of Bourbon over a short floriate cross. Rare, 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.
Reported Mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, the first specimen is 2,89 g; the second specimen is 3,14 g.
Catalog reference: the first specimen is Chestret 347; Dengis 697; Levinson II-42a. the second specimen is Chestret 350; Dengis 700; Levinson II-42b.
- 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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