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| − | 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 Liege, George of Austria, 1544-57, copper four sols of 1546, Liege 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 | + | 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 Liege, George of Austria, 1544-57, copper four sols of 1546, Liege 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 Liege 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. | ''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. | ||
Revision as of 15:00, 9 January 2022
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 Liege, George of Austria, 1544-57, copper four sols of 1546, Liege 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 Liege 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: copper, 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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- 1541 brûlé
- Liege 1549 daler Dav-8409
- Coins and currency dated 1546
- return to coins of Liege