Liege 1484 1/2 aidant

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Jean Elsen sale 156, lot 1025

This specimen was lot 1025 in Jean Elsen sale 156 (Brussels, September 2023), where it sold for €4,400 (about US$5,646 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"LIEGE, Principauté, Jean de la Marck, élu (1482-1484), AR demi-aidant, 1484, Liège. D/ + IOHS DEI GRA POSTVLAT LE Lion à mi-corps à g., au-dessus de l'écu incliné de la Marck. R/ + ANNO DNI M CCCC LXXXIIII Croix ornée. Extrêmement rare. Très Beau à Superbe. (principality of Liège, John of Mark, bishop-elect, 1482-84, silver half aidant of 1484, Liège mint. Obverse: half lion left over the tilted shield of Mark; reverse: ornate cross. Extremely rare, Very Fine to Extremely Fine.)"

The date is in Roman numerals on the reverse ("[MCCCC]LXXXIIII").

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver, this specimen is 1,92 g.

Catalog reference: Chestret 374; Dengis 741; Levinson II-81.

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 156, Collection de Monnaies de la Principauté de Liège, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2023.

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