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This specimen was lot 1178 in Jean Elsen sale 156 (Brussels, September 2023), where it sold for €1,100 (about US$1,411 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''LIEGE, Principauté, Ferdinand de Bavière (1612-1650), AR patard, 1635, Dinant. D/ Lion rampant à g., ten. l'écu ovale de Bouillon. R/ Ecu de Bouillon couronné dans un double trilobe anglé, séparant la date. De la plus haute rareté. Semble unique et inédit. Beau. Provient de la collection A. Symkens, 25 novembre 1991. Chestret et Dengis ne mentionnent que la date 1633 pour ce type.'' ([[Austria, Austria-Netherlands|principality of Liège]], Ferdinand of Bavaria, 1612-50, silver patard of 1635, Dinant mint. Obverse: lion rampant left, supporting the oval arms of Bouillon; reverse: crowned arms of Bouillon in a double trilobe, dividing the date. Extremely rare, seems to be unique and unpublished. Fine. Neither Chestret nor Dengis mention this date for this type.)"</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. As this type is not listed in the Belgian references, one is not surprised to find it missing from 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:'' silver, this specimen is 1,81 g.

''Catalog reference:'' KM unlisted, Chestret 604 (unlisted); coll. Piat -; Dengis 1084 (unlisted).

''[[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 1629 1/2 real KM-F35.1|1629 ''demi-réal Ferdinand'']]
* [[Liege 1630 real|1630 ''réal Ferdinand'']]
* [[Liege 1631 daler Dav-4291|1631 ''nouveau daler Ferdinand de 30 sols'']]
* [[Liege (1636-40) liard KM-34|(1636-40) liard]]
* [[Liege 1636 1/2 escalin|1636 ''demi-escalin'']]
* [[Liege 1636 daler|1636 ''nouveau daler Ferdinand de 30 sols'']]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1635]]

[[Category:Selections from Jean Elsen sale 156]][[Category: Coinage of the Dutch provinces]]

Liege 1635 patard - Revision history

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