Liard "Aidant" - Ferdinand of Bavaria ND


Copper	3.5 g	23 mm

Issuer	Imperial abbey of Stavelot-Malmedy (Belgian States)
Prince-bishop	Ferdinand of Bavaria (Ferdinand von Bayern) (1612-1650)
Type	Standard circulation coin
Years	1643-1650
Value	1 Aidant = 1 Liard (1⁄80)
Currency	Gulden (651-1795)
Composition	Copper
Weight	3.5 g
Diameter	23 mm
Thickness	0.8 mm
Shape	Round (irregular)
Orientation	Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized	Yes
Updated	2024-10-04

Numista	N#121701
Rarity index	79%

Reverse

F B monogram beneath a bisop's hat. Between the letters, a medusa head of the count Logne.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
F B
EPISCO. LEO. MAR. FRANC. COM. LONG

Unabridged legend:
Ferdinandus Bavariensis
Episcopus Leodiensis, Marchionis Franchimontis, Comes Longianus

Translation: Ferdinand of Bavarios, Bishop of Liege, Marquis of Franchimont, Count of Logne.

Plain

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