Brabant (1429-31) ecu d'or Fr-22

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Jean Elsen sale 149, lot 728

This specimen was lot 728 in Jean Elsen sale 149 (Brussels, December 2021), where it sold for €3,600 (about US$4,876 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"BRABANT, Duché, Philippe de Saint-Pol, duc (1427-1430), duc de Brabant et de Limbourg, AV écu d'or (klinkaert), 1429-1431, Louvain. D/ Le duc trônant de f. dans une stalle gothique, ten. une épée et l'écu écartelé de Brabant-Bourgogne. R/ Croix fleuronnée dans un quadrilobe cantonné de roses. Très rare Fines griffes. Très Beau. (duchy of Brabant, Philippe of St.-Pol, 1427-30, gold écu, Louvain mint. Obverse: the duke enthroned under a Gothic canopy, bearing a sword and the arms of Brabant and Burgundy; reverse: floriate cross in a quadrilobe cantonned with roses. Very rare, fine scratches, Very Fine.)"

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.49 g, 0.916 fine gold, this specimen 3,55 g.

Catalog reference: W. 455; Delm-58; Fr-22.

Sources:

  • Delmonte, A., Le Bénélux D'or, Amsterdam: Jacques Schulman N.V., 1964, with supplements to 1977.
  • Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
  • [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 149: Monnaies, Médailles et Décorations, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2021.

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