Liege 1637 ecu d'or Fr-320

from Heritage sale 3098, lot 33418

Liege and the Austrian Netherlands in 1786, from Shepherd's atlas of 1923

This specimen was lot 33418 in Heritage sale 3098 (New York, January 2022), where it sold for $960. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Belgium: Liège. Ferdinand of Bavaria gold Ecu d'Or 1637 AU Details (Harshly Cleaned) NGC, Liège mint. A promising early gold emission, which despite the notable flashy surfaces from a prior cleaning, is laden with ample remnant detail and crisp central devices. From the GK Collection." This type was struck 1631, 1635-44. It is rare; the SCWC has only a pencil drawing of the coin.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.37 g, 0.952 fine gold, this specimen 3.32 g.

Catalog reference: KM 54.2, Fr-320, Delm-355.

Source:

• Delmonte, A., Le Bénélux D'or, Amsterdam: Jacques Schulman N.V., 1964, with supplements to 1977.
• Jean-Luc Dengis, Les Monnaies de la Principauté de Liege, 3 vols. Wetteren: Moneta, 2006.
• Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
• 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.
• ^[1]Cristiano Bierrenbach, Warren Tucker and Sam Spiegel, NYINC World Coins Signature Auction 3098, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2021.

Link to:

• (1636-40) liard
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• 1638 ducat de Bouillon
• 1639 écu d'or
• (1640) liard, Dinant mint
• 1640 escalin
• Coins and currency dated 1637