Liege 1549 daler Dav-8409
This specimen was lot 805 in Jean Elsen sale 112 (Brussels, March 2012) where it sold for € 1,800 (about US$2,813 including buyer's fee). The catalog description[1] noted,
"LIEGE, Principauté, Georges d'Autriche (1544-1557), AR daler au saint Georges, 1549, Droit : L'écu écartelé de l'évêque surmonté d'un heaume à cimier et accosté de 15-49. Revers : Saint Georges galopant à gauche, levant l'épée et terrassant le dragon. Provient de notre vente 98, 13 décembre 2008, 1140. Rare. Georges d'Autriche était un fils naturel de Maximilien Ier de Habsbourg. C'est sous son règne que furent frappés les premiers talers liégeois, appelés rixdalers (talers d'empire). Très Beau. (Principality of Liege, George of Austria, 1544-57, silver daler of Saint George, 1549. Obverse: arms of the bishopric divide date, helmet above. Reverse: St. George gallops left, raising his sword to hack the dragon; the hooves of the horse divides the legend. From the Symkens collection, rare, nice patina, very fine. From our sale 98, December 2008, lot 1140. George of Austria was the bastard son of Maximilian of Hapsburg. It was during his reign that the first thalers were struck in Liege, called rixdalers.)"
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, this specimen 27,66 g.
Catalog reference: Chestret-485; Dengis-891; Delm-438; Dav-8409.
- Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1484-1600, Frankfurt: Numismatischer Verlag, 1977.
- [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 112, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils, S.A., 2012.
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