Liege 1567 1/4 rixdaler
This specimen was lot 1101 in Jean Elsen sale 156 (Brussels, September 2023), where it sold for €1,400 (about US$1,796 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"LIEGE, Principauté, Gérard de Groesbeeck (1564-1580), AR quart de rixdaler, 1567, Hasselt. Au titre de Maximilien II de Habsbourg. D/ L'écu de l'évêque surmonté d'un heaume à cimier. R/ Aigle impériale couronnée. Extrêmement rare. Trois coups de poinçon au revers. Beau à Très Beau. Provient de notre vente 70, 15 juin 2002, 1901. (principality of Liège, Gérard de Groesbeeck, 1564-80, quarter rixdaler of 1567, Hasselt mint, struck in the name of Maximilian II. Obverse: helmeted arms of the bishop; reverse: crowned imperial eagle. Extremely rare, three punch marks on the reverse, Fine - Very Fine.)"
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. The accompanying rixdaler (Dav-8415) was struck 1567-73.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, this specimen is 6,88 g.
Catalog reference: Chestret 516; Dengis 937; Delm-453.
- 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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