Liege 1763 ducat Fr-335

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Jean Elsen sale 138, lot 753

This specimen was lot 753 in Jean Elsen sale 138 (Brussels, September 2018), where it sold for €800 (about US$1,110 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"LIEGE, Principauté, Siège vacant (1763), AV ducat au saint Lambert, 1763. 300 p. frappées. D/ B. mitré du saint à g. R/ Ecu couronné aux armes de la principauté, sur un manteau d'hermine. Très rare Léger coup sur la tranche. Beau à Très Beau. (prince-bishopric of Liège, sede vacante, 1763 ducat of St. Lambert, 300 pieces struck. Obverse: mitred bust of saint to left; reverse: crowned and mantled arms of the principality. Very rare, rim nick, fine to 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 shown here was struck 1763 during the interval of the death of John Theodore and the elevation of Charles d'Outremont. The SCWC notes it as rare. The issue of ducats ceased after 1716 except for these issues of sede vacante ducats.

Recorded mintage: 300.

Specification: 3.5 g, .985 fine gold, this specimen 3,40 g.

Catalog reference: Chestret 693; Dengis 1183; Delm-369, KM 167, Fr-335.

Source:

  • Jean-Luc Dengis, Les Monnaies de la Principauté de Liege, 3 vols. Wetteren: Moneta, 2006.
  • 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.
  • Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
  • [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 138, Collection A. BLONDEL, Collection M. HENDRICKX, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils, S.A., 2018.

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