Liege 1494 brule

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Jean Elsen sale 158, lot 893
Jean Elsen sale 158, lot 1131

The first specimen was lot 893 in Jean Elsen sale 158 (Brussels, March 2024), where it sold for €400 (about US$520 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"LIEGE, Principauté, Jean de Hornes (1485-1505), Cu brûlé, 1494, Hasselt. D/ Ecu de Hornes entouré de flammèches, au-dessus des écus de Looz et Bouillon. R/ MON'- FCA'- HAS'- Iᴥ9ᴥ Croix longue ornée, cantonnée de deux lions et de deux cors. Rare. presque Très Beau. (prince-bishopric of Liège, Jean de Hornes, copper brulé of 1494, Hasselt mint. Obverse: arms of Hornes surround by flames, below, the arms of Looz and Bouillon; reverse: long ornate cross cantonned with two lions and two horns. Rare, about Very Fine.)"

The second specimen was lot 1131 in Jean Elsen sale 158 (Brussels, March 2024), where it sold for €240 (about US$312 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"LIEGE, Principauté, Jean de Hornes (1485-1505), Cu brûlé, 1494, Hasselt. D/ Ecu de Hornes entouré de flammèches, au-dessus des écus de Looz et Bouillon. R/ MON'- FCA'- HAS'- I9 Croix longue ornée, cantonnée de deux lions et de deux cors. Rare. Fêlure du flan. Très Beau. (prince-bishopric of Liège, John of Hoorn, 1485-1505, copper brûlé of 1494, Hasselt mint. Obverse: arms of Hoorn surrounded by flames, below, the shields of Looz and Bouillon; reverse: ornate long cross cantonned with two lions and two horns. Rare, flan crack, Very Fine.)"

The term brûlé is more of a nickname than a denomination and referred to a number of different low value copper coins such as sous, deniers, duits and liards. Most were carelessly made, with bad strikes on crude planchets being normal. This example, unusually, is dated. Jean de Hornes had to fight a local robber baron, Everard de la Marck, seigneur d'Arenberg, for his episcopal seat and was not acknowledged as bishop until 1492.

Reported Mintage: unknown.

Specification: copper, the first specimen 1,47 g, the second specimen 1,91 g.

Catalog reference: Chestret 423; Dengis 802; Levinson II-134.

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.
  • [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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