Brabant (1363) 1/2 gros
This specimen was lot 721 in Jean Elsen sale 164 (Brussels, March 2026), where it sold for €120 (about US$167 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"BRABANT, Duché, Jeanne et Wenceslas (1355-1383), AR demi-gros, s.d. (1363), Vilvorde. D/ + MONETA NOVA FILFORDENS Écu écartelé dans un polylobe cantonné de globules. R/ + IOHANA DEI GRA BRABATIE Croix pattée cantonnée de D-V-X-C', un globule à chaque bras. Rare. Légère faiblesse de frappe. Très Beau. (duchy of Brabant, Jeanne and Wenceslas, 1355-83, undated silver half groat, circa 1363, Vilvorde mint. Obverse: quartered arms within a polylobe cantonned with pellets; reverse: cross pattée cantonned with "D-V-X-C", a pellet on each arm. Rare, weakly struck, Very Fine.)"
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: 1.1 g, silver; this specimen 1,31 g.
Catalog reference: Ghyssens p. 15, 3; W. 399.
- 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 164: Monnaies du duché de Brabant et du royaume de Belgique, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2026.
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