Brabant (1384) gros
This specimen was lot 726 in Jean Elsen sale 164 (Brussels, March 2026), where it sold for €260 (about US$362 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"BRABANT, Duché, Jeanne, veuve (1383-1406), AR gros rozebeker, s.d. (1384), Louvain. Frappé en convention avec Philippe le Hardi. D/ Écus accolés de Brabant-Limbourg et de Flandre-Bourgogne, sous une couronne de roses. Trois fleurs dans le champ. R/ Écu de Brabant sur une croix fleuronnée, formée de huit têtes de dragon. Très Beau. (duchy of Brabant, widow Jeanne, 1383-1406, undated silver gros, circa 1384, struck in accordance with the convention with Philip the Bold. Obverse: joint arms of Brabant-Limburg and Flanders-Burgundy under a crown of roses, three flowers in the field; reverse: arms of Brabant over a floriate cross formed of eight dragon's heads. Very Fine.)"
The auctioneers mention a convention signed with Philip the Bold, duke of Burgundy and count of Flanders, unifying their coinage with that of Brabant. Following Jeanne's death, aged 84, the rights to the duchy of Brabant passed to her great-nephew Anthony of Burgundy.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 2.35 g, 0.479 fine silver; this specimen 2,00 g.
Catalog reference: Ghyssens p. 17, 1; W. 414.
- [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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