Liege 1617 florin d'or Fr-313
This specimen was lot 851 in Jean Elsen sale 133 (Brussels, June 2017), where it sold for €2,200 (about US$2,908 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"LIEGE, Principauté, Ferdinand de Bavière (1612-1650), AV florin d'or, 1617, Bouillon. D/ B. du prince-évêque à g. R/ Ecu couronné de Bouillon sur une crosse et une épée en sautoir, entre trois fleurons. Extrêmement rare. Très Beau. (prince-bishopric of Liège, Ferdinand of Bavaria, 1612-50, gold florin of 1617, Bouillon mint. Obverse: bishop's bust left; reverse: crowned arms of Bouillon over crossed sword and crozier, three florettes around. Extremely 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 type is listed for 1612-17.
Reported Mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.25 g, 0.917 fine gold, this specimen 3,22 g.
Catalog reference: KM 46, Chestret 573; Dengis 1011; Delm-347 (non répertorié), Fr-313.
- 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 124, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2015.
Link to:
- Liege 1613 ecu d'or Fr-316
- 1613 florin d'or, Bouillon mint
- 1613 double couronne d'or, Bouillon mint
- 1614 daler au lion de 30 patards
- (1614) florin d'or au type rhénan
- 1614 couronne d'or
- 1615 nouveau daler Ferdinand de 30 sols
- 1619 demi-daler Ferdinand de 15 sols
- 1619 nouveau daler Ferdinand de 30 sols
- Coins and currency dated 1617
- return to coins of Liège