Liege 1612 florin d'or Fr-313

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Jean Elsen sale 140, lot 515

This specimen was lot 515 in Jean Elsen sale 140 (Brussels, March 2019), where it sold for €1,000 (about US$1,332 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"LIEGE, Principauté, Ferdinand de Bavière (1612-1650), AV florin d'or, 1612, Bouillon. D/ B. du prince-évêque à g. R/ Ecu couronné de Bouillon sur une crosse et une épée en sautoir, entre trois fleurons. Rare Petit éclat du flan sur la tranche. Très Beau. (prince-bishopric of Liège, Ferdinand of Bavaria, 1612-50, gold florin of 1612, Bouillon mint. Obverse: the prince-bishop left; reverse: crowned arms of Bouillon over a crozier and a sword, between three florets. Rare, rim crack, 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 is listed for 1612-17.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.25 g, 0.917 fine gold, this specimen 3,12 g.

Catalog reference: Chestret 573; Delm-347; Dengis 1011, Fr-313.

Source:

  • Delmonte, A., Le Bénélux D'or, Amsterdam: Jacques Schulman N.V., 1964, with supplements to 1977.
  • Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
  • Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
  • [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 140, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils, S.A., 2019.

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