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[[Image:JE146-1107.jpg|550px|thumb|Jean Elsen sale 146, lot 1107]] | [[Image:JE146-1107.jpg|550px|thumb|Jean Elsen sale 146, lot 1107]] | ||
| − | This specimen was lot 1107 in Jean Elsen sale 146 (Brussels, November 2020), where it sold for €60 (about US$88 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''BRABANT, Duché, Marie-Thérèse (1740-1780), Cu liard, 1745, Anvers. D/ B. diad. à d. R/ Inscription en cinq lignes. Très Beau.'' ([[Austria, Austria-Netherlands|duchy of Brabant]], Maria Theresia, 1740-80, copper liard of 1745, Antwerp mint. Obverse: diademed bust right; reverse: five line inscription. Very Fine.)"</blockquote> This type was struck 1744-45 at Antwerp (hand mintmark), Bruges (lion mintmark) and Brussels (angel face mintmark). It was the first coin struck in Brabant since Austria conquered it 1703-14. The liard was the smallest denomination and was 1/240 of a ducaton. | + | This specimen was lot 1107 in Jean Elsen sale 146 (Brussels, November 2020), where it sold for €60 (about US$88 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''BRABANT, Duché, Marie-Thérèse (1740-1780), Cu liard, 1745, Anvers. D/ B. diad. à d. R/ Inscription en cinq lignes. Très Beau.'' ([[Austria, Austria-Netherlands|duchy of Brabant]], Maria Theresia, 1740-80, copper liard of 1745, Antwerp mint. Obverse: diademed bust right; reverse: five line inscription. Very Fine.)"</blockquote> This type was struck 1744-45 at Antwerp (hand mintmark, shown here), Bruges ([[Austrian Netherlands 1745(l) liard|lion mintmark]]) and Brussels (angel face mintmark). It was the first coin struck in Brabant since Austria conquered it 1703-14. The liard was the smallest denomination and was 1/240 of a ducaton. |
''Recorded mintage:'' 5,627,000 for 1744-45. | ''Recorded mintage:'' 5,627,000 for 1744-45. | ||
| − | ''Specification:'' copper, this specimen 3,67 g. | + | ''Specification:'' 3.75 g, copper, 22 mm diameter, this specimen 3,67 g. |
''Catalog reference:'' KM 1, W. 1132; V.K. 218a; V.H. 801. | ''Catalog reference:'' KM 1, W. 1132; V.K. 218a; V.H. 801. | ||
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* [[Austrian Netherlands 1713(h) liard]], Charles VI of Austria | * [[Austrian Netherlands 1713(h) liard]], Charles VI of Austria | ||
* [[Austrian Netherlands 1744(h) liard|1744 liard, Antwerp mint]] | * [[Austrian Netherlands 1744(h) liard|1744 liard, Antwerp mint]] | ||
| + | * [[Austrian Netherlands 1745(l) liard|1745 liard, Bruges mint]] | ||
* [[Austrian Netherlands 1749(h) liard|1749 liard, Antwerp mint]] | * [[Austrian Netherlands 1749(h) liard|1749 liard, Antwerp mint]] | ||
* [[Coins and currency dated 1745]] | * [[Coins and currency dated 1745]] | ||
[[Category:Selections from Jean Elsen sale 146]][[Category:Coinage of the Dutch provinces]] | [[Category:Selections from Jean Elsen sale 146]][[Category:Coinage of the Dutch provinces]] | ||
Latest revision as of 07:54, 21 April 2025
This specimen was lot 1107 in Jean Elsen sale 146 (Brussels, November 2020), where it sold for €60 (about US$88 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"BRABANT, Duché, Marie-Thérèse (1740-1780), Cu liard, 1745, Anvers. D/ B. diad. à d. R/ Inscription en cinq lignes. Très Beau. (duchy of Brabant, Maria Theresia, 1740-80, copper liard of 1745, Antwerp mint. Obverse: diademed bust right; reverse: five line inscription. Very Fine.)"
This type was struck 1744-45 at Antwerp (hand mintmark, shown here), Bruges (lion mintmark) and Brussels (angel face mintmark). It was the first coin struck in Brabant since Austria conquered it 1703-14. The liard was the smallest denomination and was 1/240 of a ducaton.
Recorded mintage: 5,627,000 for 1744-45.
Specification: 3.75 g, copper, 22 mm diameter, this specimen 3,67 g.
Catalog reference: KM 1, W. 1132; V.K. 218a; V.H. 801.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 146: Collection Anthony Lorrain Monnaies de Metz, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2020.
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