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[[Image:Liege JE138-0709.jpg|550px|thumb|Jean Elsen sale 138, lot 709]] | [[Image:Liege JE138-0709.jpg|550px|thumb|Jean Elsen sale 138, lot 709]] | ||
| + | [[Image:JE156-1088.jpg|550px|thumb|Jean Elsen sale 156, lot 1088]] | ||
| − | + | The first specimen was lot 709 in Jean Elsen sale 138 (Brussels, September 2018), where it sold for €80 (about US$111 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''LIEGE, Principauté, Robert de Berghes (1557-1564), AR sprenger (5 patards), s.d. (1560). D/ L'écu épiscopal sous un heaume à cimier. R/ Croix longue et ornée. Patine foncée. Très Beau.'' (prince-bishopric of Liege, Robert de Berghes, 1557-64, undated silver springer (five patards). Obverse: helmeted bishop's arms; reverse: long ornate cross. Nice toning, very fine.)"</blockquote> The second specimen was lot 1088 in Jean Elsen sale 156 (Brussels, September 2023), where it sold for €130 (about US$167 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[2]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''LIEGE, Principauté, Robert de Berghes (1557-1564), AR sprenger (cinq patards), s.d. (1560), Liège ou Hasselt. D/ L'écu de l'évêque sous un heaume à cimier. R/ Croix feuillue et ornée, coupant la légende. Très Beau. Provient de la collection A. Symkens, 25 novembre 1991.'' (principality of Liège, Robert de Berghes, 1557-64, undated silver sprenger or five patards, Liège or Hasselt mints. Obverse: helmeted arms of the bishop; reverse: ornate leafy cross cutting the legend. Very Fine.)"</blockquote> This denomination is not recorded after the seventeenth century, being replaced by the escalin (six sols). | |
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. | ''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. | ||
| − | ''Specification:'' debased silver, | + | ''Specification:'' debased silver, the first specimen 7,72 g, the second specimen is 7,16 g. |
''Catalog reference:'' Chestret 506; Delm. 449; Dengis 917. | ''Catalog reference:'' Chestret 506; Delm. 449; Dengis 917. | ||
''[[Bibliography|Source:]]'' | ''[[Bibliography|Source:]]'' | ||
| + | * Roberts, James N., ''The Silver Coins of Medieval France (476-1610 AD)'', S. Salem, NY: Attic Books, 1996. | ||
* <sup>[1]</sup>Elsen, Philippe, et al., ''Vente Publique 138, Collection A. BLONDEL, Collection M. HENDRICKX,'' Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils, S.A., 2018. | * <sup>[1]</sup>Elsen, Philippe, et al., ''Vente Publique 138, Collection A. BLONDEL, Collection M. HENDRICKX,'' Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils, S.A., 2018. | ||
| + | * <sup>[2]</sup>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:'' | ''Link to:'' | ||
| − | * [[Liege 1558 rixdaler Dav-8414|1558 rixdaler]] | + | * [[Liege 1558 1/4 rixdaler|1558 ''quart de daler heaumé'']] |
| + | * [[Liege 1558 1/2 rixdaler|1558 ''demi-daler heaumé'']] | ||
| + | * [[Liege 1558 rixdaler Dav-8414|1558 ''rixdaler heaumé'']] | ||
| + | * [[Liege (1560) 2-1/2 patards|(1560) 2½ patards (''demi-sprenger'')]] | ||
| + | * [[Liege 1561 patard]] | ||
* [[Liege 1569 1/2 rixdaler|1569 half rixdaler]] | * [[Liege 1569 1/2 rixdaler|1569 half rixdaler]] | ||
* [[Coins and currency dated 1560]] | * [[Coins and currency dated 1560]] | ||
* return to coins of [[Austria, Austria-Netherlands|Liege]] | * return to coins of [[Austria, Austria-Netherlands|Liege]] | ||
| − | [[Category:Selections from Jean Elsen sale 138]][[Category:Coinage of the Dutch provinces]] | + | [[Category:Selections from Jean Elsen sale 138]][[Category:Coinage of the Dutch provinces]][[Category:Selections from Jean Elsen sale 156]] |
Revision as of 14:45, 20 September 2023
The first specimen was lot 709 in Jean Elsen sale 138 (Brussels, September 2018), where it sold for €80 (about US$111 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"LIEGE, Principauté, Robert de Berghes (1557-1564), AR sprenger (5 patards), s.d. (1560). D/ L'écu épiscopal sous un heaume à cimier. R/ Croix longue et ornée. Patine foncée. Très Beau. (prince-bishopric of Liege, Robert de Berghes, 1557-64, undated silver springer (five patards). Obverse: helmeted bishop's arms; reverse: long ornate cross. Nice toning, very fine.)"
The second specimen was lot 1088 in Jean Elsen sale 156 (Brussels, September 2023), where it sold for €130 (about US$167 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[2] noted,
"LIEGE, Principauté, Robert de Berghes (1557-1564), AR sprenger (cinq patards), s.d. (1560), Liège ou Hasselt. D/ L'écu de l'évêque sous un heaume à cimier. R/ Croix feuillue et ornée, coupant la légende. Très Beau. Provient de la collection A. Symkens, 25 novembre 1991. (principality of Liège, Robert de Berghes, 1557-64, undated silver sprenger or five patards, Liège or Hasselt mints. Obverse: helmeted arms of the bishop; reverse: ornate leafy cross cutting the legend. Very Fine.)"
This denomination is not recorded after the seventeenth century, being replaced by the escalin (six sols).
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: debased silver, the first specimen 7,72 g, the second specimen is 7,16 g.
Catalog reference: Chestret 506; Delm. 449; Dengis 917.
- 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 138, Collection A. BLONDEL, Collection M. HENDRICKX, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils, S.A., 2018.
- [2]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 156, Collection de Monnaies de la Principauté de Liège, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2023.
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