Liege 1724 patagon Dav-1584
This specimen was lot 1214 in Jean Elsen sale 156 (Brussels, September 2023), where it sold for €1,600 (about US$2,053 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"LIEGE, Principauté, Siège vacant (1723-1724), AR écu au saint Lambert (patagon), 1724, Liège. Avec la date dans la légende du droit. D/ B. mitré du saint à g. R/ Ecu couronné. Extrêmement rare. Petits défauts de flan. presque Très Beau. Provient de la collection A. Symkens, 25 novembre 1991. (principality of Liège, sede vacante, silver patagon of 1724, Liège mint, with the date in the obverse legend. Obverse: mitred bust of St. Lambert left; reverse: crowned arms. Extremely rare, minor planchet defects, about Very Fine.)
"Après le règne de Joseph Clément de Bavière, la frappe des écus d'argent est réduite à des émissions de prestige décidées par le Chapitre de Saint-Lambert lors des différents Sièges vacants, jusqu'en 1792. (After the Joseph Clement of Bavaria, the striking of silver écus was reduced to commemorative issues during the various vacancies until 1792.)"
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Three different patagons were made in 1724 during the episcopal vacancy: Dav-1583 (date divided by the cap), Dav-1584 (date on obverse, shown here) and Dav-1585 (date divided by the arms). All are rare. Double patagons (Dav-1582) exist.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, this specimen is 27,50 g.
Catalog reference: KM 129, Dav-1584, Chestret 669; Dengis 1146; Delm-483.
- 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, et al., Vente Publique 156, Collection de Monnaies de la Principauté de Liège, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2023.
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