Brabant (1420-22) 2 gros

From CoinVarieties
Jump to navigation Jump to search
Jean Elsen sale 159, lot 650
JE159-0650r.jpg

This specimen was lot 650 in Jean Elsen sale 159 (Brussels, June 2024), where it sold for €190 (about US$244 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"BRABANT, Duché, Philippe de Saint-Pol, régent (1420-1422), AR double gros drielander, Waelhem. Au titre de comte de Ligny et de Saint-Pol. D/ Dans un polylobe orné de lis, les écus de Brabant-Bourgogne et Brabant-Limbourg inclinés. En dessous, un lis. R/ Croix pattée cantonnée de deux lis et de deux lions. En légende intérieure: + MONETA: PHI: BRABA'TIE. Rare. Très Beau. Provient de notre liste 73, novembre 1984, 316. (duchy of Brabant, regency of Philp of St.-Pol, 1420-22, silver double gros, Waelhem mint, in the name of the count of Ligny and St.-Pol. Obverse: within a polylobe decorated with lilies, the inclined arms of Brabant-Burgundy and Brabant-Limourg, a lily below; reverse: cross pattée cantonned with two lilies and two lions. Rare, very fine.)"

Wikipedia notes, "Philip I, also known as Philip of Saint Pol (25 July 1404 – 4 August 1430), was the younger son of Anthony, Duke of Brabant and Jeanne of Saint-Pol. He succeeded his brother John IV as Duke of Brabant in 1427, while he had inherited Saint-Pol and Ligny as an appanage on the death of his maternal grandfather, Waleran III of Luxembourg, Count of Ligny, in 1415."

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver, this specimen is 2,75 g.

Catalog reference: W. 452.

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 159, Collection Harry Dewit, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2024.

Link to:

Retrieved from "https://coinvarieties.com/index.php?title=Brabant_(1420-22)_2_gros&oldid=467588"