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[[Image:Liege JE140-508.jpg|550px|thumb|Jean Elsen sale 140, lot 508]]

This specimen was lot 508 in Jean Elsen sale 140 (Brussels, March 2019), where it sold for €80 (about US$107 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''LIEGE, Principauté, Georges d'Autriche (1544-1557), Cu brûlé de 4 sols, 1546, Liège. D/ Ecu écartelé de l'évêque posé sur une croix longue et pattée. R/ Le perron entouré des écus de Looz, Franchimont et Bouillon-Liège. Au-dessus, 15-46. Très Beau.'' (prince-bishopric of Liège, George of Austria, 1544-57, copper four sols of 1546, Liège mint. Obverse: quartered arms of the bishop posed over a long cross pattée; reverse: three shields of Looz, Franchimont and Bouillon, date below. Very Fine.)"</blockquote> 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. This type is listed in Numista for 1544-48 and 1553-55.

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.

''Specification:'' 2.7 g, copper, 25 mm diameter, this specimen 2,71 g.

''Catalog reference:'' Chestret 495; Dengis 879.  

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* <sup>[1]</sup>Elsen, Philippe, et al., ''Vente Publique 140,'' Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils, S.A., 2019. 

''Link to:''
* [[Liege 1541 brule|1541 ''brûlé'']]
* [[Liege (1544-45) patard|(1544-45) patard]]
* [[Liege (1544-45) florin d'or Fr-307|(1544-45) ''florin d'or au saint Georges'']]
* [[Liege 1545 2 patards|1545 double patard]]
* [[Liege 1546 2 sols]] George of Austria
* [[Liege 1546 3 patards|1546 ''triple patard'']]
* [[Liege 1546 daler Dav-8407|1546 ''daler au saint Georges'']]
* [[Liege 1549 daler Dav-8409]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1546]]
* return to coins of [[Austria, Austria-Netherlands|Liège]]

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