Brabant (1300-12) gros
This specimen was lot 515 in Sincona sale 89 (Zürich, May 2024), where it sold for 375 CHF (about US$496 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"BELGIEN Brabant, Herzogtum, Jean II. 1294-1312. Gros tournois o. J. (nach 1300), Brüssel. Fast vorzüglich. Feine Patina. Exemplar der Auktion Schweizerischer Bankverein 43, Zürich, September 1997, Los 712. (Belgium, duchy of Brabant, John II, 1294-1312, undated gros tournois, after 1300, Brussels mint. About extremely fine, Nicely toned.)"
Wikipedia comments, "John II (27 September 1275 – 27 October 1312), also called John the Peaceful, was Duke of Brabant, Lothier and Limburg (1294–1312). He was the son of John I of Brabant and Margaret of Flanders." His line fell extinct in 1406 and the duchy became a Valois appanage.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver or billon, this specimen 4.17 g.
Catalog reference: de Witte 298, Vanhoudt Atlas G226.
- Roberts, James N., The Silver Coins of Medieval France (476-1610 AD), S. Salem, NY: Attic Books, 1996.
- [1]Richter, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 89, The Garrulus Collection of Numismatic Rarities and Masterpieces, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2024.
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