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[[Image:JE158-1093.jpg|550px|thumb|Jean Elsen sale 158, lot 1093]]

This specimen was lot 1093 in Jean Elsen sale 158 (Brussels, March 2024), where it sold for €320 (about US$416 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''LIEGE, Principauté, Louis de Bourbon (1456-1482), AR huitième de patard (huitième d'aidant), s.d. (vers 1477), Liège ou Hasselt. D/ + MONETA EPI LEODIENS' L'écu de Bourbon sous un briquet enflammé. R/ + SIT NOME DNI BNDICTV' Croix cantonnée de quatre lis, une rosette au centre. Extrêmement rare. Belle patine. Très Beau. Provient de la collection Piat, Dupriez, Bruxelles, vente 101, 28 novembre 1910, 231 et de la collection H. Frère, Liège, 18 février 2002.'' ([[Austria, Austria-Netherlands|prince-bishopric of Liège]], Louis of Bourbon, 1456-82, undated silver eighth patard or eighth aidant, circa 1477, Liège or Hasselt mint. Obverse: the arms of Bourbon below a flaming firesteel; reverse: a cross cantonned with four lilies, a rosette at the center. Extremely rare, nice patina, Very Fine.)"</blockquote> Louis de Bourbon was imposed upon the inhabitants of Liège by his uncle, the duke of Burgundy. He so exasperated his subjects that they expelled him three times. One of the grievances was his inveterate habit of uttering debased coin.

''Reported Mintage:'' unknown.

''Specification:'' silver, this specimen 0.86 g. 

''Catalog reference:'' Chestret 361; Dengis 713. 

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* Delmonte, A., ''Le Bénélux D'or,'' Amsterdam: Jacques Schulman N.V., 1964, with supplements to 1977.
* 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. 
* Roberts, James N., ''The Silver Coins of Medieval France (476-1610 AD),'' S. Salem, NY: Attic Books, 1996.
* van Gelder, H. Enno, and Marcel Hoc, ''Les Monnaies des pays-Bas Bourguignons et Espagnols, 1434-1713,'' Amsterdam, J. Schulman, 1960, with supplement of 1964.
* <sup>[1]</sup>Elsen, Philippe, et al., ''Vente Publique 158, Monnaies de la Principauté de Liège'', Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2024.

''Link to:''
* [[Liege (1466-77) florin d'or Fr-297|(1466-77) ''florin d'or postulat'', Louis de Bourbon]]
* [[Liege 1476 2 patards|1476 ''double patard (double aidant de Bourbon)'']]
* [[Liege (1477) 1/4 aidant|(1477) ''quart de aidant'', Louis de Bourbon]]
* [[Liege (1477) 1/2 aidant|(1477) ''demi-aidant à l'écu'', Louis de Bourbon]]
* [[Liege (1478) 2 brule|(1478) ''double brûlé'', Louis de Bourbon]]
* [[Liege 1478 patard]] = aidant
* [[Liege 1479 patard]] = aidant
* [[Liege 1479 2 patards|1479 ''double patard'']]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1477]]

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