Liege 1583 12 sols

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Jean Elsen sale 156, lot 1128

This specimen was lot 1128 in Jean Elsen sale 156 (Brussels, September 2023), where it sold for €65 (about US$83 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"LIEGE, Principauté, Ernest de Bavière (1581-1612), Cu brûlé de 12 sols, 1583, Maaseik. D/ B. à d., le col fraisé. R/ Ecu couronné, écartelé de Bavière-Palatinat, entre deux rosettes. En dessous, la valeur ·XII·. Très Beau. Provient de notre vente 117, 15 juin 2013, 1290 et de la collection J.-J. Symoens. (principality of Liège, Ernest of Bavaria, 1581-1612, copper twelve sols of 1583, Maaseik mint. Obverse: bust right with ruffed collar; reverse: crowned and quartered arms of Bavaria and the Palatinate between two rosettes, the value below. Very Fine.)"

The bishopric of Liège was an ecclesiastical state in central Belgium. The surrounding territory was ruled by the Spanish Hapsburgs from about 1500 until 1699 and the Austrian Hapsburgs 1714-97.

Ernest was the first of four prince-bishops from Bavaria. They were also dukes of Bouillon, archbishops of Cologne and electors of the Empire, all of which titles appeared in various combinations on their coins. They are as follows:

  • Ernest, r. 1581-1612, archbishop of Cologne (1583-1612), bishop of Münster (1584-1612), Freising, Hildesheim and Liège.
  • Ferdinand, r. 1612-50, archbishop of Cologne, bishop of Münster, Hildesheim, Paderborn (1618-50) and Liège. Never ordained as a priest.
  • Maximilian Henry, r. 1650-88, archbishop of Cologne, bishop of Münster, Hildesheim and Liège. Lost the duchy of Bouillon to Louis XIV.
  • Joseph Clement, r. 1688-1723, bishop of Regensburg and Freising (1685-94) and archbishop of Cologne, bishop of Hildesheim (1702-23) and Liège (1694-1723).
  • Clemens August, r. 1723-61, bishop of Regensburg (1716-19) and then archbishop of Cologne, bishop of Münster, Hildesheim, Osnabrück and Paderborn but never ruled in Liège. His incompetence and extravagance ended Wittelsbach rule in Cologne.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: copper, this specimen is 2,70 g.

Catalog reference: Chestret 555; Dengis 983.

Source:

  • 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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