Liege 1518 brule
This specimen was lot 1147 in Jean Elsen sale 158 (Brussels, March 2024), where it sold for €260 (about US$338 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"LIEGE, Principauté, Erard de la Marck (1506-1538), Cu brûlé, 1518, Hasselt. D/ Trilobe aux armes de la Marck, cantonné de trois rosettes. R/ Croix dans un quadrilobe cantonné de quatre annelets. Très Beau. (prince-bishopric of Liège, Érard de La Marck, 1506-38, copper brulé of 1518, Hasselt mint. Obverse: trilobe with the arms of de la Marck, cantonned with three rosettes; reverse: cross in a quadrilobe cantonned with four annulets. 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.
Reported Mintage: unknown.
Specification: copper, this specimen 2,87 g.
Catalog reference: Chestret 449; Dengis 825.
- [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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