Liege 1724 patagon Dav-1583
This specimen was lot 1312 in Jean Elsen sale 117 (Brussels, June 2013), where it sold for €380 (about US$599 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"LIEGE, Principauté, Siège vacant (1723-1724), AR écu (patagon) au saint Lambert, 1724, Droit: B. mitré du saint à gauche. Revers: Cartouche couronné aux armes de la principauté, sur un manteau d'hermine. Très Beau. (Principality of Liege, sede vacante, silver écu of Saint Lambert of 1724. Obverse: mitred bust of saint to left; reverse: crowned and mantled arms of the principality. 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. Patagons were issued in the Spanish Netherlands and associated states (including the bishopric of Liège and Franche Comte) during the seventeenth century, where they competed with French écus, German talers and Dutch daalders and ducatons. The type shown here was struck 1724 during the interval of the death of Joseph Henry and the elevation of George Louis. The SCWC notes it as rare but less so than the other two types for 1724. The issue of patagons ceased after 1716 (Dav-1581) except for some issues of sede vacante patagons.
Recorded mintage: 4,000 (including Dav-1584 and Dav-1585).
Specification: silver, this specimen 27,65 g.
Catalog reference: KM 130, Dav-1583, Chestret-671; Delm-485; Dengis, 1148.
- Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1700-1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1964.
- Jean-Luc Dengis, Les Monnaies de la Principauté de Liege, 3 vols. Wetteren: Moneta, 2006.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- [1]Elsen, Philippe, Vente Publique 117: Collection Jean-Jacques Symoens, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses fils, S.A., 2013.
Link to: