Liege 1522 3 patards
This specimen was lot 1141 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, Erard de la Marck (1506-1538), AR triple patard (grand denier), 1522, Hasselt (?). D/ Ecu de la Marck dans un polylobe, le tout dans un quadrilobe cantonné de rosettes. R/ IN HOC- SIGNO- VINCES- A 1522 Croix longue et feuillue, une rosette en coeur. Très rare. Flan large. Très Beau. (prince-bishopric of Liège, Érard de La Marck, 1506-38, silver triple patard or large penny of 1522, probably Hasselt mint. Obverse: arms of de la Marck in a polylobe, all within a quadrilobe cantonned with rosettes; reverse: long leafy cross, a rosette at the center. Very rare, large planchet, Very Fine.)"
Reported Mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver or billon, this specimen 3,68 g.
Catalog reference: Chestret 440; coll. Piat 272; Dengis 828.
- 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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