Namur 1709 2 liards KM-5
This specimen was lot 1297 in Aureo y Calicó sale 391 (Barcelona, June 2022), where it sold for €200 (about US$251 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"1709. Felipe V. Namur. 2 liard. Atractiva. Rara así. MBC+/EBC-. (county of Namur, Philip V, double liard of 1709. Attractive, rare thus, very fine/extremely fine.)"
This was issued for Philip V during his French-supported attempt to gain the crown of Spain. After the battle of Malplaquet (1709), his opponent, Charles III of Hapsburg, controlled most of the Low Countries except Namur and Luxembourg, where the exiled elector Maximilian Emanuel of Bavaria held out. Double liards were issued in 1709 in four different designs: KM 3 (five shields obverse), KM 4 (five shields obverse), KM 5 (bust obverse, denomination reverse, shown here) and KM 6 (bust obverse, no denomination reverse). All are about equally scarce. Philip V won his throne but had to surrender the Low Countries to the Austrians.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: copper, this specimen 7,64 g.
Catalog reference: KM 5, Vti. 55, Vanhoudt 745.NA.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- [1]Sisó, Teresa, Eduard Domingo and Lluís Lalana, Subasta Numismática 391, Barcelona: Aureo y Calicó, 2022.
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