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''Specification:'' silver, this specimen 29,01 g. | ''Specification:'' silver, this specimen 29,01 g. | ||
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Latest revision as of 11:01, 9 August 2024
This specimen was lot 811 in Jean Elsen sale 112 (Brussels, March 2012) where it sold for € 280 (about US$438 including buyer's fee). The catalog description[2] noted,
"LIEGE, Principauté, Gérard de Groesbeeck (1564-1580), AR rixdaler, 1572, Hasselt. Droit : L'écu de l'évêque surmonté d'un heaume à cimier. Revers : Aigle impériale couronnée. Très Beau. (Principality of Liege, Gérard de Groesbeeck, 1564-80, silver rixdaler of 1572, Hasselt mint. Obverse: arms of the bishopric, helmet above. Reverse: crowned imperial eagle. Very fine.)"
This type is recorded in Davenport for 1567-73. It is the most common crown from this state in the sixteenth century.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, this specimen 29,01 g.
Catalog reference: Chestret, 514; Dengis, 935; Delm-451; Dav-8415.
- Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1484-1600, Frankfurt: Numismatischer Verlag, 1977.
- [1]Elsen, Philippe, Vente Publique 109, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses fils, S.A., 2011.
- [2]Elsen, Philippe, Vente Publique 112, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses fils, S.A., 2012.
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