Liege 1568 rixdaler Dav-8415
This specimen was lot 971 in Jean Elsen sale 159 (Brussels, June 2024), where it sold for €340 (about US$437 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"LIEGE, Principauté, Gérard de Groesbeeck (1564-1580), AR 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. Belle patine. Très Beau. (principality of Liège, Gérard de Groesbeeck, 1564-80, silver rixdaler of 1568, Hasselt mint, struck in the name of Maximilian II. Obverse: helmeted arms of the bishop; reverse: crowned imperial eagle. Nice patina, 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. This type was struck 1567-73. Accompanying half and quarter rixdalers exist but are much rarer.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, this specimen is 28,88 g.
Catalog reference: Dav-8415, Chestret 514; Dengis 935; Delm-451.
- Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1484-1600, Frankfurt: Numismatischer Verlag, 1977.
- [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 159, Collection Harry Dewit, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2024.
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