Liege 1670 ducat Fr-326
This gold ducat was minted in Liege in 1670. This specimen was lot 140 in UBS sale 85 (Zürich, September 2010), where it sold for 6,200 CHF (about US$7,073 including buyer's fee). The catalog description[1] noted,
"BELGIEN, Lüttich, Bistum, Maximilian Heinrich von Bayern, 1650-1688. Dukat 1670. Brustbild im Talar nach rechts, darunter die Jahreszahl. Rv. Wappen auf gekrönter Wappenkartusche. Sehr selten. Gew. Sehr schön-gutes sehr schön." (Belgium,. bishop of Liege, Maximilian Henry of Bavaria, 1650-88, ducat of 1670. Bust in collar facing right, date below; reverse: crowned arms. Very rare, Very Fine to good 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. The type is listed in the SCWC for 1663-74 with most dates listed as "Rare."
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.50 g, 0.986 fine gold, .110 troy oz AGW, this specimen 3,44 g.
Catalog reference: Mignolet -, vgl. 634, Fr-326, KM 81.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- 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.
- [1]UBS Auction 85: Gold and Silver Coins, Zürich: UBS AG, 2010.
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