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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 Archbishopric 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.  
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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 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

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[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.

Source:

  • [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 140, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils, S.A., 2019.

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