Liege 1570 1/2 rixdaler
This specimen was lot 917 in Jean Elsen sale 158 (Brussels, March 2024), where it sold for €380 (about US$494 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"LIEGE, Principauté, Gérard de Groesbeeck (1564-1580), AR demi-rixdaler, 1570, 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. Fines griffes. Très Beau. (prince-bishopric of Liège, Gérard of Groesbeeck, 1564-80, silver half rixdaler of 1570, Hasselt mint, struck in the name of Maximilian II. Obverse: the helmeted and mantled arms of the bishop; reverse: crowned imperial eagle. Rare, fine scratches, Very Fine.)"
Rixdalers were struck to this design 1567-73. Accompanying half and quarter rixdalers exist but are much rarer.
Reported Mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, this specimen 14,63 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 158, Monnaies de la Principauté de Liège, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2024.
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