Liege 1671 ducaton Dav-4296
This specimen was lot 865 in Jean Elsen sale 108 (Brussels, March 2011) where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted,
"LIEGE, Principauté, Maximilien Henri de Bavière (1650-1688), AR ducaton, 1671, Droit: B. à droite, coiffé d'une calotte. Revers: Ecu couronné, soutenu par deux lions. Brisure du coin au droit. Belle patine. Très Beau" (Prince-Bishopric of Liege, Maximilian Henry of Bavaria (1650-88), silver ducaton of 1671. Obverse: bust facing right, wearing a priest's collar. Reverse: crowned arms, supported by two lions. Obverse rim bump, nice patina, 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. Ducatons were issued in the Spanish Netherlands and associated states (including the bishopric of Liège and Franche Comte) during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, where they competed with French écus, German talers and Dutch daalders and patagons. The type shown here was struck 1666-83. The SCWC notes it worth about the same as the smaller silver patagon.
Reported Mintage: unknown.
Specification: 32.48 g, 0.944 fine silver, .985 troy oz ASW, this specimen 32.03 g.
Catalog reference: KM 84, Dav-4296, Chestret, 641; Delm-473; Dengis, 1105.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1600-1700, Galesburg, IL, 1974.
- [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 108, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils, S.A., 2011.
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- 1667 patagon
- 1667 ducaton
- 1670 ducat
- 1671 patagon
- 1675 ducaton
- Coins and currency dated 1671
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