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See of Liège vacant

Also known as: Bisschopszetel van Luik vacant

DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.

Record status

Individual type · partial

Period

1688

Silver coin. Obverse: bust of a man wearing a mitre within legend. Reverse: crowned coat of arms within legend. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-1-1362; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 4 cm x weight 27.35 g.

Description translated from the museum's Dutch catalogue text; details are those of this museum object, and how far it represents a wider type has not been independently verified.

Evidence at a glance

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Catalogue references
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Physical characteristics

Material
silver (metal)
Technique
striking (metalworking)
Dimensions
diameter 4 cm x gewicht (eigenschap) 27,35 g · diameter 4 cm x weight 27.35 g
Measurements
diameter 4 cm x weight 27.35 g

Design

Obverse
bust of a man wearing a mitre within legend.
Reverse
crowned coat of arms within legend.

Identification

Original title
Bisschopszetel van Luik vacant
Holding institution
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Museum object number
NG-VG-1-1362
Museum classification
thaler · coin

Documentation checklist

Denomination
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Issue or mint date
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Material
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Weight
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Mint or printer
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Catalogue references

No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.

Research required

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