Liege 1569 rixdaler Dav-8415

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Jean Elsen sale 156, lot 1099

This specimen was lot 1099 in Jean Elsen sale 156 (Brussels, September 2023), where it sold for €280 (about US$359 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"LIEGE, Principauté, Gérard de Groesbeeck (1564-1580), AR rixdaler, 1569, Hasselt. Contremarqué de l'écusson de Hollande. D/ L'écu de l'évêque surmonté d'un heaume à cimier. R/ Aigle impériale couronnée. Rare. Griffes. Beau à Très Beau. Provient de la collection A. Symkens, 25 novembre 1991. (principality of Liège, Gérard de Groesbeeck, 1564-80, rixdaler of 1569, Hasselt mint, countermarked with the escutcheon of Holland. Obverse: helmeted arms of the bishop; reverse: crowned imperial eagle. Rare, scratches, Fine - Very Fine.)

"En 1573, les Etats de Hollande et de Zélande décidèrent que la valeur de cours des monnaies en circulation jusqu'au dixième d'écu en argent serait augmentée d'un huitième comme contribution de guerre. Seules les monnaies munies des contremarques officielles pourraient encore être acceptées en payement. (In 1573, the States of Holland and Zeeland decided that the face value of currencies in circulation up to a tenth of a silver crown would be increased by an eighth as a war contribution. Only coins bearing official countermarks could still be accepted for payment.)"

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. This type was struck 1567-73. Accompanying half and quarter rixdalers exist but are much rarer.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver, this specimen is 28,11 g.

Catalog reference: Dav-8415, Chestret 514; Dengis 935; Delm. 141A.

Source:

  • Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1484-1600, Frankfurt: Numismatischer Verlag, 1977.
  • 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 156, Collection de Monnaies de la Principauté de Liège, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2023.

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