Liege 1557 rixdaler Dav-8412

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Jean Elsen sale 156, lot 1080

This specimen was lot 1080 in Jean Elsen sale 156 (Brussels, September 2023), where it sold for €13,000 (about US$16,680 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"LIEGE, Principauté, Robert de Berghes (1557-1564), AR daler à l'écu, 1557, Liège. Au titre de Charles Quint. Avec la date au-dessus de l'écu. D/ (fleur) ROBERTVS A BERGIS EPS' LEO' D' BVL' CO' LOS' Cartouche orné aux armes de l'évêque, surmonté de 15-57. R/ CAROLVS V ROMANO' IMPE SEMP' AVGV Aigle impériale éployée et couronnée. De la plus haute rareté. Fines craquelures du flan. Le meilleur exemplaire connu. Très Beau à Superbe. Provient de Hess-Divo, Zürich, vente 285, 1er novembre 2000, 450 (adjugé 15.000 CHF + frais). (principality of Liège, Robert de Berghes, 1557-64, silver dollar of the shield of 1557, Liège mint, struck in the name of Charles V, with the date above the shield. Obverse: arms of the bishop in an ornate cartouche, date above; reverse: crowned imperial eagle. Of the hgihest rarity, fine planchet cracks, the only example known. Very Fine - Extremely Fine.)

"Robert de Berghes était le cousin du défunt évêque Corneille de Berghes (1538-1544). Il fut choisi par Charles Quint pour succéder à Georges d'Autriche. C'est sous son épiscopat que Philippe II imposa la réorganisation des évêchés dans les Pays-Bas espagnols, laquelle diminua considérablement l'étendue du diocèse de Liège. Par contre, la place forte de Bouillon fut restituée par la France à la principauté suite à la paix de Cateau-Cambrésis (1559). Sa santé étant mauvaise, Robert de Berghes abdiqua en 1564 en faveur de Gérard de Groesbeeck. Il mourut l'année suivante à Bergen-op-Zoom. Son premier daler avec la date au-dessus de l'écu est si rare que Chestret ne le connaissait que par un dessin. (Robert de Berghes was the cousin of the late bishop Corneille de Berghes (1538-1544). He was chosen by Charles V to succeed George of Austria. It was under his episcopate that Philip II imposed the reorganization of the bishoprics in the Spanish Netherlands, which considerably reduced the extent of the diocese of Liège. On the other hand, the stronghold of Bouillon was returned by France to the principality following the Peace of Cateau-Cambrésis (1559). His health being poor, Robert de Berghes abdicated in 1564 in favor of Gérard de Groesbeeck. He died the following year in Bergen-op-Zoom. His first daler with the date above the shield is so rare that Chestret only knew it from a drawing.)"

The bishopric of Liège was an ecclesiastical state in central Belgium and usually ruled by a Hapsburg client. The surrounding territory was ruled by the Spanish Hapsburgs from about 1500 until 1699 and the Austrian Hapsburgs 1714-97. Another daler struck in 1557 has the arms dividing the date (Dav-8413).

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver, this specimen is 28,48 g.

Catalog reference: Dav-8412, Chestret 498 (not confirmed); coll. Piat 313 (sold for 210 francs); Dengis 908 (three examples known); Delm-442.

Source:

  • Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1484-1600, Frankfurt: Numismatischer Verlag, 1977.
  • 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 156, Collection de Monnaies de la Principauté de Liège, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2023.

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