Brabant (1337) gros

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Jean Elsen sale 157, lot 574

This specimen was lot 574 in Jean Elsen sale 157 (Brussels, December 2023), where it sold for €220 (about US$284 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"BRABANT, Duché, Jean III (1312-1355), AR gros au châtel brabançon, mai 1337, Anvers. D/ + MONETAx ANDWP' Châtel. Bordure de douze feuilles d'ache. R/ Croix pattée. En légende intérieure: + IOH'! BRABAN'! DVX. Très Beau. (duchy of Brabant, John III, 1312-55, silver groat of the Brabanter castle, May 1337, Antwerp mint. Obverse: castle, bordered by twelve ash leaves; reverse: cross pattée. Very Fine.)"

This gros au châtel brabançon was issued by Jean III for circulation in the duchy of Brabant. This was three generations before the Burgundians united Brabant with Flanders. Jean III, having outlived his three sons, left his domain to his daughter Joanna. Wikipedia comments,

"Joanna, Duchess of Brabant (24 June 1322 – 1 December 1406), also known as Jeanne, was a ruling Duchess (Duke) of Brabant from 1355 until her death. She was duchess of Brabant until the occupation of the duchy by her brother-in-law Louis II of Flanders. Following her death, the rights to the duchy of Brabant went to her great-nephew Anthony of Burgundy, son of Philip the Bold."

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver or billon, this specimen 3,66 g.

Catalog reference: Ghyssens p. 12, 5; W. 337 var.; Ghyssens, RBN (1974), 171, Ia.

Source:

  • 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 157, Collection J.-C. Martiny, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2023.

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