Liege 1613 ecu d'or Fr-316
This specimen was lot 817 in Jean Elsen sale 112 (Brussels, March 2012) where it sold for € 3,200 (about US$5,000 including buyer's fee). The catalog description[1] noted,
"LIEGE, Principauté, Ferdinand de Bavière (1612-1650), AV couronne d'or (écu d'or), 1613, Bouillon. Droit : Cartouche aux armes de Bouillon, sous une grande couronne, sur une crosse et une épée en sautoir, entre deux fleurons. Revers : Croix ornée, B au centre, cantonnée de quatre fleurons. Très Rare. Très Beau." (Prince-Bishopric of Liege, Ferdinand of Bavaria, 1612-50, gold écu d'or of 1613, Bouillon mint. Obverse: cartouche with the arms of Bouillon beneath a large crown over a sword and a bishop's crozier; reverse: ornate cross, "B" in the center, florets in the fields; very rare, 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 coin is just a bit short in weight to be classed as a ducat. The type shown here was struck 1613 only. The SCWC notes it as rare.
Reported Mintage: unknown but rare.
Specification: 3.36 g, .952 fine gold, .103 troy oz AGW, this specimen 3,30 g.
Catalog reference: KM 49, Chestret, 577; Delm-349; Dengis, 1019; Fr-316.
- 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 112, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils, S.A., 2012.
Link to:
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- Liege (1613) real
- (1613) double patard, plain arms
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- 1613 quadruple teston, Bouillon mint
- 1613 florin d'or, Bouillon mint
- 1613 double couronne d'or, Bouillon mint
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- Liege (1614) florin d'or Fr-322
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