Liege (1552) 4 patards

Jean Elsen sale 156, lot 1075

This specimen was lot 1075 in Jean Elsen sale 156 (Brussels, September 2023), where it sold for €160 (about US$205 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"LIEGE, Principauté, Georges d'Autriche (1544-1557), AR quatre patards, s.d. (1552), Liège. Au titre de Charles Quint. D/ Ecu écartelé de l'évêque sur une croix ornée. R/ Aigle impériale couronnée. Rare. presque Très Beau. Provient de Williame, Bruxelles, vente 30, 9 mai 1987, 501. (principality of Liège, George of Austria, 1544-57, undated silver four patards, circa 1552, Liège mint, struck in the name of Charles V. Obverse: quartered arms of the bishop over an ornate cross; reverse: crowned imperial eagle. Rare, about 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.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver, this specimen is 5,69 g.

Catalog reference: Chestret 488; Dengis 895.

Source:

• Roberts, James N., The Silver Coins of Medieval France (476-1610 AD), S. Salem, NY: Attic Books, 1996.
• ^[1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 156, Collection de Monnaies de la Principauté de Liège, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2023.

Link to:

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• 1556 daler à l'écu
• Coins and currency dated 1552