Liege 1568 1/2 daler
This specimen was lot 972 in Jean Elsen sale 159 (Brussels, June 2024), where it sold for €220 (about US$283 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"LIEGE, Principauté, Gérard de Groesbeeck (1564-1580), AR demi-rixdaler, 1568, Hasselt. Au titre de Maximilien II de Habsbourg. D/ L'écu de l'évêque surmonté d'un heaume à cimier. R/ Aigle impériale couronnée. Rare. Nettoyé. presque Très Beau. Provient de notre vente 114, 15 septembre 2012, 868. (principality of Liège, Gérard de Groesbeeck, 1564-80, silver half rixdaler of 1568, Hasselt mint, struck in the name of Maximilian II. Obverse: helmeted arms of the bishop; reverse: crowned imperial eagle. Rare, cleaned, about very fine.)"
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. The accompanying rixdaler (Dav-8415) was struck 1567-73.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, this specimen is 14,45 g.
Catalog reference: Chestret 515; Dengis 936; Delm-452.
- 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 159, Collection Harry Dewit, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2024.
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