Liege 1614 daler Dav-4291

Jean Elsen sale 124, sale 732

This specimen was lot 732 in Jean Elsen sale 124 (Brussels, March 2015), where it sold for €190 (about US$237 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"LIEGE, Principauté, Ferdinand de Bavière (1612-1650), AR nouveau daler Ferdinand de 30 sols, 1614, Hasselt. Au titre de duc de Bouillon. Droit: B. à gauche. Revers: Cartouche aux armes de Bouillon, sous une couronne, entre F-B. En dessous, XXX-1614. Très Beau. (principality of Liege, Ferdinand of Bavaria (1612-50), silver new daler of thirty sols of 1614, Hasselt mint, struck in the name of the duke of Bouillon. Obverse: bust to left; reverse: arms of Bouillon in a cartouche, crown above, divide "F-B". Very fine.)"

The Archbishopric of Liege 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. We believe this coin to be Dav-4291 even tho this date is not mentioned therein. It is a little light to be classed as a crown. Similar types, also catalogued as Dav-4291, are recorded for 1619-46.

Reported Mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver, this specimen 16,77 g.

Catalog reference: KM 60.1, Chestret, 591; Dengis, 1033A; Delm., 467, Dav-4291.

Source:

• Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
• Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1600-1700, Galesburg, IL, 1974.
• ^[1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 124, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2015.

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