Liege 1486 2 patards

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Jean Elsen sale 158, lot 1120

This specimen was lot 1120 in Jean Elsen sale 158 (Brussels, March 2024), where it sold for €700 (about US$910 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"LIEGE, Principauté, Jean de Hornes (1485-1505), AR double patard, 1486. Différents: croisette au droit et au revers. D/ Ecu de Hornes entouré de flammèches, sous des nuées. R/ + SI DEVS NOBS'CV' QVIS CO'TA' NOS 86 Croix fleuronnée, un cor en coeur. Extrêmement rare. Beau à Très Beau. Provient de la collection de Lhoneux, avec une ancienne notice manuscrite. (prince-bishopric of Liège, John of Hoorn, 1485-1505, silver double patard of 1486, crosslet privy mark on both sides. Obverse: the arms of Hoorn surrounded by flamesm under some clouds; reverse: floriate cross, a horn at the center. Extremely rare, Fine - Very Fine.)"

This coin was also called a double aidant or a double stuiver.

Reported Mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver, this specimen 2,71 g.

Catalog reference: Chestret 405; coll. Piat 254; Dengis 786; Levinson II-88.

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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