Liege (1560) 5 patards
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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