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[[Image:JE156-1177.jpg|550px|thumb|Jean Elsen sale 156, lot 1177]]

This specimen was lot 1177 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), AV couronne d'or (écu d'or Ferdinand), 1639, Liège. D/ Croix aux bras couronnés, cantonnée de quatre F. R/ Ecu de Bavière couronné, chargé de l'écusson de Bouillon, sur une crosse et une épée en sautoir. Rare. Flan large. Très Beau. Provient de Jean Elsen, 2 juin 1997.'' ([[Austria, Austria-Netherlands|principality of Liège]], Ferdinand of Bavaria, 1612-50, gold crown of 1639, Liège mint. Obverse: cross with four crowned arms cantonned with four "F's"; reverse: crowned arms of Bavaria, with the escutcheon of Bouillon, over a cross and a sword. Rare, large planchet, 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 struck struck 1631 and 1635-44, like all of the gold coins of this state, is rare.

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:'' 3.36 g, 0.952 fine gold, this specimen is 3,30 g.

''Catalog reference:'' Fr-320, KM 54.2, Chestret 583; Dengis 1080; Delm. 355.

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed.'', Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
* 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.
* <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 1637 ecu d'or Fr-320|1637 ''écu d'or'']]
* [[Liege 1638 ducat Fr-323|1638 ''ducat de Bouillon'']]
* [[Liege (1640) liard|(1640) liard, Dinant mint]]
* [[Liege 1640 escalin]]
* [[Liege 1641 1/2 liard|1641 ''demi-liard'']]
* [[Liege 1641 liard KM-35|1641 liard]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1639]]

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

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 * Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed.'', Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
 * 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.
 * <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.

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 * [[Liege 1641 1/2 liard|1641 ''demi-liard'']]
 * [[Liege 1641 liard KM-35|1641 liard]]
 * [[Coins and currency dated 1639]]
 [[Category:Selections from Jean Elsen sale 156]][[Category: Coinage of the Dutch provinces]]

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 ''Specification:'' 3.36 g, 0.952 fine gold, this specimen is 3,30 g.
-''Catalog reference:'' Fr-320, KM 54.2, Chestret 583; Dengis 1080; Delm. 355.
+''Catalog reference:'' Fr-320, KM 54.2, Chestret 583; Dengis 1080; Delm-355.
 ''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''

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 [[Image:JE156-1177.jpg|550px|thumb|Jean Elsen sale 156, lot 1177]]
-This specimen was lot 1177 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), AV couronne d'or (écu d'or Ferdinand), 1639, Liège. D/ Croix aux bras couronnés, cantonnée de quatre F. R/ Ecu de Bavière couronné, chargé de l'écusson de Bouillon, sur une crosse et une épée en sautoir. Rare. Flan large. Très Beau. Provient de Jean Elsen, 2 juin 1997.'' ([[Austria, Austria-Netherlands|principality of Liège]], Ferdinand of Bavaria, 1612-50, gold crown of 1639, Liège mint. Obverse: cross with four crowned arms cantonned with four "F's"; reverse: crowned arms of Bavaria, with the escutcheon of Bouillon, over a cross and a sword. Rare, large planchet, 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 struck struck 1631 and 1635-44, like all of the gold coins of this state, is rare.
+This specimen was lot 1177 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), AV couronne d'or (écu d'or Ferdinand), 1639, Liège. D/ Croix aux bras couronnés, cantonnée de quatre F. R/ Ecu de Bavière couronné, chargé de l'écusson de Bouillon, sur une crosse et une épée en sautoir. Rare. Flan large. Très Beau. Provient de Jean Elsen, 2 juin 1997.'' ([[Austria, Austria-Netherlands|principality of Liège]], Ferdinand of Bavaria, 1612-50, gold crown of 1639, Liège mint. Obverse: cross with four crowned arms cantonned with four "F's"; reverse: crowned arms of Bavaria, with the escutcheon of Bouillon, over a cross and a sword. Rare, large planchet, 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 struck 1631 and 1635-44, like all of the gold coins of this state, is rare.
 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: