Liege 1520 brule
This specimen was lot 1148 in Jean Elsen sale 158 (Brussels, March 2024), where it sold for €220 (about US$286 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"LIEGE, Principauté, Erard de la Marck (1506-1538), Cu brûlé, 1520, Hasselt. D/ Trilobe aux armes de la Marck, cantonné de trois points. R/ Croix dans un quadrilobe cantonné de quatre annelets. Traces de vernis. Très Beau. Provient de la collection H. Frère, Liège, septembre 2000. (prince-bishopric of Liège, Érard de La Marck, 1506-38, copper brûlé of 1520, Hasselt mint. Obverse: trilobe with the arms of de la Marck cantonned with three pellets; reverse: cross within a quadrilobe cantonned with four rings. Traces of verdigris, 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 1,92 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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