Brabant (1409-12) 2 mite
This specimen was lot 730 in Jean Elsen sale 164 (Brussels, March 2026), where it sold for €60 (about US$84 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"BRABANT, Duché, Antoine de Bourgogne (1406-1415), Cu double mite, 1409-1412, Vilvorde et Louvain. D/ Écu écartelé de Brabant-Bourgogne. R/ Croix pattée. Très Beau. (duchy of Brabant, Anthony of Burgundy, 1406-15, copper double mite, circa 1409-12, Vilvoorde or Louvain mint. Obverse: quartered arms of Brabant and Burgundy; reverse: cross pattée. Very Fine.)"
Copper coinage was an afterthought in the late middle ages, crudely made and poorly documented. Few survive today in collectible condition.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 0.80 g, copper; this specimen 0,82 g.
Catalog reference: W. 438.
- [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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