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[[Image:Liege JE140-508.jpg|550px|thumb|Jean Elsen sale 140, lot 508]] | [[Image:Liege JE140-508.jpg|550px|thumb|Jean Elsen sale 140, lot 508]] | ||
| − | This specimen was lot 508 in Jean Elsen sale 140 (Brussels, March 2019), where it sold for €80 (about US$107 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''LIEGE, Principauté, Georges d'Autriche (1544-1557), Cu brûlé de 4 sols, 1546, Liège. D/ Ecu écartelé de l'évêque posé sur une croix longue et pattée. R/ Le perron entouré des écus de Looz, Franchimont et Bouillon-Liège. Au-dessus, 15-46. Très Beau.'' (prince-bishopric of | + | This specimen was lot 508 in Jean Elsen sale 140 (Brussels, March 2019), where it sold for €80 (about US$107 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''LIEGE, Principauté, Georges d'Autriche (1544-1557), Cu brûlé de 4 sols, 1546, Liège. D/ Ecu écartelé de l'évêque posé sur une croix longue et pattée. R/ Le perron entouré des écus de Looz, Franchimont et Bouillon-Liège. Au-dessus, 15-46. Très Beau.'' (prince-bishopric of Liège, George of Austria, 1544-57, copper four sols of 1546, Liège mint. Obverse: quartered arms of the bishop posed over a long cross pattée; reverse: three shields of Looz, Franchimont and Bouillon, date below. 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 in Numista for 1544-48 and 1553-55. |
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. | ''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. | ||
| − | ''Specification:'' copper, this specimen 2,71 g. | + | ''Specification:'' 2.7 g, copper, 25 mm diameter, this specimen 2,71 g. |
''Catalog reference:'' Chestret 495; Dengis 879. | ''Catalog reference:'' Chestret 495; Dengis 879. | ||
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* [[Liege (1544-45) florin d'or Fr-307|(1544-45) ''florin d'or au saint Georges'']] | * [[Liege (1544-45) florin d'or Fr-307|(1544-45) ''florin d'or au saint Georges'']] | ||
* [[Liege 1545 2 patards|1545 double patard]] | * [[Liege 1545 2 patards|1545 double patard]] | ||
| + | * [[Liege 1546 2 sols]] George of Austria | ||
* [[Liege 1546 3 patards|1546 ''triple patard'']] | * [[Liege 1546 3 patards|1546 ''triple patard'']] | ||
* [[Liege 1546 daler Dav-8407|1546 ''daler au saint Georges'']] | * [[Liege 1546 daler Dav-8407|1546 ''daler au saint Georges'']] | ||
* [[Liege 1549 daler Dav-8409]] | * [[Liege 1549 daler Dav-8409]] | ||
* [[Coins and currency dated 1546]] | * [[Coins and currency dated 1546]] | ||
| − | * 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:Selections from Jean Elsen sale 140]][[Category:Coinage of the Dutch provinces]] | ||
Latest revision as of 09:30, 4 December 2024
This specimen was lot 508 in Jean Elsen sale 140 (Brussels, March 2019), where it sold for €80 (about US$107 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"LIEGE, Principauté, Georges d'Autriche (1544-1557), Cu brûlé de 4 sols, 1546, Liège. D/ Ecu écartelé de l'évêque posé sur une croix longue et pattée. R/ Le perron entouré des écus de Looz, Franchimont et Bouillon-Liège. Au-dessus, 15-46. Très Beau. (prince-bishopric of Liège, George of Austria, 1544-57, copper four sols of 1546, Liège mint. Obverse: quartered arms of the bishop posed over a long cross pattée; reverse: three shields of Looz, Franchimont and Bouillon, date below. 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 in Numista for 1544-48 and 1553-55.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 2.7 g, copper, 25 mm diameter, this specimen 2,71 g.
Catalog reference: Chestret 495; Dengis 879.
- [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 140, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils, S.A., 2019.
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