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[[Image:Liege JE140-515.jpg|550px|thumb|Jean Elsen sale 140, lot 515]] | [[Image:Liege JE140-515.jpg|550px|thumb|Jean Elsen sale 140, lot 515]] | ||
| − | This specimen was lot 515 in Jean Elsen sale 140 (Brussels, March 2019), where it sold for €1,000 (about US$1,332 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''LIEGE, Principauté, Ferdinand de Bavière (1612-1650), AV florin d'or, 1612, Bouillon. D/ B. du prince-évêque à g. R/ Ecu couronné de Bouillon sur une crosse et une épée en sautoir, entre trois fleurons. Rare Petit éclat du flan sur la tranche. Très Beau.'' (prince-bishopric of | + | This specimen was lot 515 in Jean Elsen sale 140 (Brussels, March 2019), where it sold for €1,000 (about US$1,332 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''LIEGE, Principauté, Ferdinand de Bavière (1612-1650), AV florin d'or, 1612, Bouillon. D/ B. du prince-évêque à g. R/ Ecu couronné de Bouillon sur une crosse et une épée en sautoir, entre trois fleurons. Rare Petit éclat du flan sur la tranche. Très Beau.'' (prince-bishopric of Liège, Ferdinand of Bavaria, 1612-50, gold florin of 1612, Bouillon mint. Obverse: the prince-bishop left; reverse: crowned arms of Bouillon over a crozier and a sword, between three florets. Rare, rim crack, Very Fine.)"</blockquote> 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 1699 and the Austrian Hapsburgs 1714-97. This type is listed for 1612-17. |
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. | ''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. | ||
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''Specification:'' 3.25 g, 0.917 fine gold, this specimen 3,12 g. | ''Specification:'' 3.25 g, 0.917 fine gold, this specimen 3,12 g. | ||
| − | ''Catalog reference:'' Chestret 573; Delm | + | ''Catalog reference:'' Chestret 573; Delm-347; Dengis 1011, Fr-313. |
''[[Bibliography|Source:]]'' | ''[[Bibliography|Source:]]'' | ||
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* [[Liege 1612 teston KM-44|1612 teston, Ferdinand of Bavaria]] | * [[Liege 1612 teston KM-44|1612 teston, Ferdinand of Bavaria]] | ||
* [[Liege 1612 2 testons of 30 patards|1612 ''double teston de 30 patards'']] | * [[Liege 1612 2 testons of 30 patards|1612 ''double teston de 30 patards'']] | ||
| + | * [[Stavelot (1612-14) 2 sols]] | ||
* [[Liege (1613) real]] | * [[Liege (1613) real]] | ||
* [[Liege (1613) 2 patards|(1613) double patard, plain arms]] | * [[Liege (1613) 2 patards|(1613) double patard, plain arms]] | ||
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* [[Liege 1613 2 couronne d'or Fr-314|1613 ''double couronne d'or'', Bouillon mint]] | * [[Liege 1613 2 couronne d'or Fr-314|1613 ''double couronne d'or'', Bouillon mint]] | ||
* [[Coins and currency dated 1612]] | * [[Coins and currency dated 1612]] | ||
| − | * return to coins of [[Austria, Austria-Netherlands| | + | * return to coins of [[Austria, Austria-Netherlands|Liège]] |
[[Category:Selections from Jean Elsen sale 140]][[Category:Coinage of the Dutch provinces]][[Category:Gold ducats of Europe]] | [[Category:Selections from Jean Elsen sale 140]][[Category:Coinage of the Dutch provinces]][[Category:Gold ducats of Europe]] | ||
Latest revision as of 10:19, 5 July 2025
This specimen was lot 515 in Jean Elsen sale 140 (Brussels, March 2019), where it sold for €1,000 (about US$1,332 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"LIEGE, Principauté, Ferdinand de Bavière (1612-1650), AV florin d'or, 1612, Bouillon. D/ B. du prince-évêque à g. R/ Ecu couronné de Bouillon sur une crosse et une épée en sautoir, entre trois fleurons. Rare Petit éclat du flan sur la tranche. Très Beau. (prince-bishopric of Liège, Ferdinand of Bavaria, 1612-50, gold florin of 1612, Bouillon mint. Obverse: the prince-bishop left; reverse: crowned arms of Bouillon over a crozier and a sword, between three florets. Rare, rim crack, Very Fine.)"
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 1699 and the Austrian Hapsburgs 1714-97. This type is listed for 1612-17.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.25 g, 0.917 fine gold, this specimen 3,12 g.
Catalog reference: Chestret 573; Delm-347; Dengis 1011, Fr-313.
- 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.
- 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 140, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils, S.A., 2019.
Link to:
- Liege 1611 teston
- 1611 double teston de 30 patards, cap interrupts legend
- (1612-50) gigot, "FERDINAND·D·G·EP·LEO·" = 1/2 liard
- (1612-50) liard, "FERDINAND·D·G·EPISCOPVS·LEOD·"
- 1612 teston, Ernest of Bavaria
- 1612 teston, Ferdinand of Bavaria
- 1612 double teston de 30 patards
- Stavelot (1612-14) 2 sols
- Liege (1613) real
- (1613) double patard, plain arms
- 1613 double teston, Bouillon mint
- 1613 quadruple teston, Bouillon mint
- 1613 florin d'or, Bouillon mint
- 1613 double couronne d'or, Bouillon mint
- Coins and currency dated 1612
- return to coins of Liège