Brabant (1410-12) gros
This specimen was lot 929 in Jean Elsen sale 151 (Brussels, June 2022), where it sold for €140 (about US$175 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"BRABANT, Duché, Antoine de Bourgogne (1406-1415), AR gros botdrager, 1410-1412, Louvain. D/ Lion assis à g., coiffé d'un heaume. A l'ex., LOVAN'. R/ Ecu écartelé de Brabant-Bourgogne sur une croix longue. Très Beau. (duchy of Brabant, Anthony of Burgundy, 1406-15, groat from around 1410-12, Louvain mint. Obverse: lion seated left, wearng a helmet, "LOVAN'" in the exergue; reverse: quartered arms of Brabant and Burgundy over a long cross. Very Fine.)"
Anthony's reign was cut short by his death at the battle of Agincourt.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, this specimen is 2,31 g.
Catalog reference: W. 436. cf. Roberts-8303 (double gros).
- 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 151: Collection Paul Witte, Monnaies de Brabant, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2022.
Link to:
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- (1409) demi-gros botdrager, Vilvorde mint
- (1409) double gros botdrager, Vilvorde mint
- Flanders (1409-16) halve groot braspenning
- (1409-16) dubbele groot braspenning
- (1410-12) double gros botdrager, Louvain mint
- (1417-19) double penninck Jans, Vilvorde or Maastricht mint
- (1419) écu d'or (klinkaert)
- Coins and currency dated 1410