Liege 1716 patagon Dav-1581
This specimen was lot 1019 in Sincona sale 76 (Zurich, May 2022), where it sold for 26,000 CHF (about US$31,559 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"BELGIUM | Lüttich, Bistum. Josef Klemens von Bayern, 1694-1723. Patagon 1716, Liège. Von grösster Seltenheit. Gutes vorzüglich. NGC AU58. Feine Patina. (Belgium, bishopric of Liège, Joseph Clement of Bavaria, 1694-1723, patagon of 1716, Liège mint. Of the highest rarity, Good extremely fine, Nicely toned.)"
The bishopric of Liège 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. Patagons were issued in the Spanish Netherlands and associated states (including the bishopric of Liège and Franche Comte) during the seventeenth century, where they competed with French écus, German talers and Dutch daalders and ducatons.
Recorded mintage: unknown but very rare.
Specification: 28.10 g, 0.875 fine silver, this specimen 27.93 g.
Catalog reference: KM 120, Delmonte 482, Chestret 663, Dav-1581.
- Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1700-1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1964.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- [1]Richter, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 76, The Annemarie and Gerd Köhlmoos Collection, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2022.
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