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[[Image:Liege 1786 Shepherd 1923.jpg|450px|thumb|Liege and the Austrian Netherlands in 1786, from Shepherd's atlas of 1923]] | [[Image:Liege 1786 Shepherd 1923.jpg|450px|thumb|Liege and the Austrian Netherlands in 1786, from Shepherd's atlas of 1923]] | ||
| − | This specimen was lot 725 in Jean Elsen sale 138 (Brussels, September 2018), where it sold for €90 (about US$125 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''LIEGE, Principauté, Ferdinand de Bavière (1612-1650), AR escalin, 1640, Liège. D/ Lion deb. à g., ten. une épée et une crosse sur laquelle est posé un écusson de Bouillon. R/ Ecu de Bavière couronné, chargé de l'écusson de Bouillon, sur une croix de Bourgogne. Rare. Beau à Très Beau.'' (prince-bishopric of | + | This specimen was lot 725 in Jean Elsen sale 138 (Brussels, September 2018), where it sold for €90 (about US$125 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''LIEGE, Principauté, Ferdinand de Bavière (1612-1650), AR escalin, 1640, Liège. D/ Lion deb. à g., ten. une épée et une crosse sur laquelle est posé un écusson de Bouillon. R/ Ecu de Bavière couronné, chargé de l'écusson de Bouillon, sur une croix de Bourgogne. Rare. Beau à Très Beau.'' (prince-bishopric of Liège, Ferdinand of Bavaria, 1612-50, silver escalin of 1640, Liège mint. Obverse: lion rampant to left, sword in one paw and the arms of Bouillon in the other; reverse: crowned arms of Bavaria, surcharged with the arms of Bouillon, over a Burgundian cross. Rare, Fine to very fine.)"</blockquote> One escalin = 6 sols = 1/8 patagon. The bishopric of Liège 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 1700 and the Austrian Hapsburgs 1714-97. This type was struck 1636-41, 1646 and 1650. |
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. | ''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. | ||
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* [[Liege 1641 1/2 liard|1641 ''demi-liard'']] | * [[Liege 1641 1/2 liard|1641 ''demi-liard'']] | ||
* [[Liege 1641 liard KM-35|1641 liard]] | * [[Liege 1641 liard KM-35|1641 liard]] | ||
| − | * [[Liege | + | * [[Liege 1641 daler Dav-4291|1641 ''nouveau daler Ferdinand de 30 sols'']] |
* [[Liege 1646 daler Dav-4293|1646 ''daler à la Vierge et au saint Lambert'']] | * [[Liege 1646 daler Dav-4293|1646 ''daler à la Vierge et au saint Lambert'']] | ||
* [[Liege 1651 escalin|1651 escalin]] | * [[Liege 1651 escalin|1651 escalin]] | ||
Latest revision as of 17:54, 4 July 2025
This specimen was lot 725 in Jean Elsen sale 138 (Brussels, September 2018), where it sold for €90 (about US$125 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"LIEGE, Principauté, Ferdinand de Bavière (1612-1650), AR escalin, 1640, Liège. D/ Lion deb. à g., ten. une épée et une crosse sur laquelle est posé un écusson de Bouillon. R/ Ecu de Bavière couronné, chargé de l'écusson de Bouillon, sur une croix de Bourgogne. Rare. Beau à Très Beau. (prince-bishopric of Liège, Ferdinand of Bavaria, 1612-50, silver escalin of 1640, Liège mint. Obverse: lion rampant to left, sword in one paw and the arms of Bouillon in the other; reverse: crowned arms of Bavaria, surcharged with the arms of Bouillon, over a Burgundian cross. Rare, Fine to very fine.)"
One escalin = 6 sols = 1/8 patagon. The bishopric of Liège 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 1700 and the Austrian Hapsburgs 1714-97. This type was struck 1636-41, 1646 and 1650.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, this specimen 4,75 g.
Catalog reference: KM 58, Chestret 606; Dengis 1059.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 138, Collection A. BLONDEL, Collection M. HENDRICKX, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils, S.A., 2018.
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