View source for Liege 1615 1/3 liard

[[Image:JE156-1163.jpg|550px|thumb|Jean Elsen sale 156, lot 1163]]

This specimen was lot 1163 in Jean Elsen sale 156 (Brussels, September 2023), where it sold for €220 (about US$282 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''LIEGE, Principauté, Ferdinand de Bavière (1612-1650), Cu tiers de liard (denier), 1615, Liège. Imitation du denier d'Albert et Isabelle. Avec la date au droit et au revers. D/ Dans le champ, FB couronné entre 16-15. R/ Ecu de Bouillon-Looz couronné, posé sur une croix, entre 16-15. Rare. presque Très Beau. Provient de la collection H. Frère, septembre 2000.'' ([[Austria, Austria-Netherlands|principality of Liège]], Ferdinand of Bavaria, 1612-50, copper one-third liard or denier of 1615, Liège mint, imitation of the denier of Albert and Isabella, with the date on obverse and reverse. Obverse: in the field, the crowned monogram "FB" divides the date; reverse: crowned arms of Bouillon and Looz over a cross divides the date. Rare, about Very Fine.)"</blockquote> The bishopric of Liège was an ecclesiastical state in central Belgium. The surrounding territory was ruled by the Spanish Hapsburgs from about 1500 until 1699 and the Austrian Hapsburgs 1714-97. This type is not mentioned in the SCWC.

Ferdinand was the second of four prince-bishops from Bavaria. They were also dukes of Bouillon, archbishops of Cologne and electors of the Empire, all of which titles appeared in various combinations on their coins. They are as follows:
* Ernest, r. 1581-1612, archbishop of Cologne (1583-1612), bishop of Münster (1584-1612), Freising, Hildesheim and Liège.
* Ferdinand, r. 1612-50, archbishop of Cologne, bishop of Münster, Hildesheim, Paderborn (1618-50) and Liège. Never ordained as a priest.
* Maximilian Henry, r. 1650-88, archbishop of Cologne, bishop of Münster, Hildesheim and Liège. Lost the duchy of Bouillon to Louis XIV.
* Joseph Clement, r. 1688-1723, bishop of Regensburg and Freising (1685-94) and archbishop of Cologne, bishop of Hildesheim (1702-23) and Liège (1694-1723).
* Clemens August, r. 1723-61, bishop of Regensburg (1716-19) and then archbishop of Cologne, bishop of Münster, Hildesheim, Osnabrück and Paderborn but never ruled in Liège. His incompetence and extravagance ended Wittelsbach rule in Cologne.

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.

''Specification:'' copper, this specimen is 0,84 g. 

''Catalog reference:'' KM unlisted, Chestret 615 var.; Dengis 1050. 

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed.'', Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
* <sup>[1]</sup>Elsen, Philippe, et al., ''Vente Publique 156, Collection de Monnaies de la Principauté de Liège'', Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2023.

''Link to:''
* [[Liege 1614 gigot]] = ½ liard
* [[Liege 1614 1/2 daler|1614 ''demi-daler au lion de 15 patards'']]
* [[Liege 1614 daler KM-C53|1614 ''daler au lion de 30 patards'']]
* [[Liege 1614 daler Dav-4291|1614 ''nouveau daler Ferdinand de 30 sols'']]
* [[Liege (1614) florin d'or Fr-322|(1614) ''florin d'or au type rhénan'']]
* [[Liege 1614 couronne d'or Fr-318|1614 couronne d'or]]
* [[Liege 1615 1/2 daler|1615 ''demi-daler Ferdinand de 15 sols'']]
* [[Liege 1617 florin d'or Fr-313|1617 florin d'or]]
* [[Liege 1619 1/2 daler|1619 ''demi-daler Ferdinand de 15 sols'']]
* [[Liege 1619 daler Dav-4291|1619 ''nouveau daler Ferdinand de 30 sols'']]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1615]]

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