Liege (1560) 5 patards
This 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.)"
This denomination is not recorded after the seventeenth century, being replaced by the escalin (six sols).
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: debased silver, this specimen 7,72 g.
Catalog reference: Chestret 506; Delm. 449; Dengis 917.
- [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 138, Collection A. BLONDEL, Collection M. HENDRICKX, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils, S.A., 2018.
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