Brabant (1430) 2 mite
This specimen was lot 654 in Jean Elsen sale 159 (Brussels, June 2024), where it sold for €440 (about US$565 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"BRABANT, Duché, Philippe de Saint-Pol, duc (1427-1430), Cu double mite, s.d. (1430), Louvain. D/ Dans le champ, LOV. Sur le tour, bordure de douze lis. R/ + PHS: DVX: BRABAN Croix pattée. Très rare. Très Beau. (duchy of Brabant, Philip of St.-Pol as duke, 1427-30, undated copper double mite, circa 1430. Louvain mint. Obverse: "LOV" in the field, around the tower, a border of a dozen lilies; reverse: cross pattée. Very rare, 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: copper, this specimen is 1,35 g.
Catalog reference: W. 464.
- [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 159, Collection Harry Dewit, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2024.
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