Austrian Netherlands 1791(a) 2 liards

Jean Elsen sale 160, lot 1240

This specimen was lot 1240 in Jean Elsen sale 160 (Brussels, November 2024), where it sold for €170 (about US$215 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"BRABANT, Duché, Léopold II (1790-1792), Cu double liard, 1791, Bruxelles. D/ B. l. et dr. à d. R/ Inscription dans une couronne. Rare. Très Beau. (duchy of Brabant, Leopold II, 1790-92, copper double liard of 1791, Brussels mint. Obverse: laureate and draped bust right; reverse: inscription under a crown. Rare, very fine.)"

This type was struck at Brussels 1791-92 and is common. The angel face on the reverse is the Brussels mintmark. The SCWC states that there were 216 liards in a kronenthaler. The Austrians lost Belgium to Revolutionary France in 1797.

Recorded mintage: 210,234.

Specification: 7.5 g, copper, 27 mm diameter, engraved by Théodore Van Berckel; this specimen is 7,63 g.

Catalog reference: KM 53, W. 1165; Jaeckel 90; VH 878.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
• ^[1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 160, Collection de deniers liegeois et Collection de monnaies d'or francaises, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2024.

Link to:

• 1789 double liard, Joseph II, Brussels mint
• 1791 liard
• 1791 10 liards
• 1791 14 liards, Leopold II
• 1791-H half kronenthaler
• 1791-H kronenthaler
• Coins and currency dated 1791