Liege 1792 ducat Fr-338

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Jean Elsen sale 138, lot 760

This specimen was lot 760 in Jean Elsen sale 138 (Brussels, September 2018), where it sold for €3,200 (about US$4,441 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"LIEGE, Principauté, Siège vacant (1792), AV ducat au saint Lambert, 1792. 150 p. frappées. D/ B. mitré du saint à g. R/ Ecu couronné aux armes de la principauté, sur un manteau d'hermine. Très rare. Très Beau à Superbe. (prince-bishopric of Liège, sede vacante, 1792 ducat of St. Lambert, 150 pieces struck. Obverse: mitered bust of saint to left; reverse: crowned and mantled arms of the principality. Very fine to extremely 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 1792 during the interval of the death of Constantin de Hoensbroek and the elevation of François de Mean. The SCWC notes it as rare. The issue of ducats ceased after 1716 except for these issues of sede vacante ducats.

Recorded mintage: 150.

Specification: 3.5 g, .985 fine gold, this specimen 3,39 g.

Catalog reference: Chestret 702; Dengis 1195; Delm-372, KM 182, Fr-338.

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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