Liege 1484 1/3 patard

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Jean Elsen sale 158, lot 1106

This specimen was lot 1106 in Jean Elsen sale 158 (Brussels, March 2024), where it sold for €1,200 (about US$1,561 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"LIEGE, Principauté, Jean de Hornes, élu confirmé de Liège (1484-1485), AR tiers de patard, 1448 (sic, pour 1484), Maastricht (?). D/ Deux écussons de Hornes inclinés, entouré de flammèches, sous des nuées. R/ Croix fleuronnée, cantonnée de la date 1-4-4-8. De la plus haute rareté. Trace de pliure. Patine foncée. presque Très Beau. Provient de la collection Piat, Dupriez, Bruxelles, vente 101, 28 novembre 1910, 256 et de la collection A. Symkens, Liège, 25 novembre 1991. (prince-bishopric of Liège, John of Hoorn, 1485-1505, silver one-third patard, dated 1448 (should be 1484), probably Maastricht mint. Obverse: two tilted shields of Hoorn, surrounded by flames, under some clouds; reverse: floriate cross, cantonned with the digits of the date. Extremely rare, traces of a crease, handsome patina, about Very Fine.)"

This coin was also called a third aidant or a third stuiver. We don't see this denomination anywhere else in the Liègeois series.

Reported Mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver, this specimen 0,76 g.

Catalog reference: Chestret 409 var.; coll. Piat 256 (cet exemplaire); Dengis 760 var.; Levinson II-77b.

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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