Brabant (1433-34) pieter d'or Fr-25
This specimen was lot 542 in Jean Elsen sale 141 (Brussels, June 2019), where it sold for €600 (about US$795 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"BRABANT, Duché, Philippe le Bon (1430-1467), AV Pieter d'or, 1433-1434, Zevenbergen. D/ B. de saint Pierre de f., ten. une clef et les Evangiles. Devant lui, l'écu de Philippe le Bon, trois lis au 1er et au 4e quartier. R/ Croix fleuronnée, rosette au centre. Rare Fines griffes. Frappe faible sur la tête du saint. Beau à Très Beau. (duchy of Brabant, Philip the Good, 1430-67, gold pieter d'or of 1433-34, Zevenbergen mint. obverse: bust of St. Peter facing, holding a key and the Gospels; before him, the arms of the duke, with lilies in the first and fourth quarters. Reverse: floriate cross, rosette at center. Rare, fine scratches, weak strike on the head of the saint, Fine - Very Fine.)"
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: gold, this specimen 3,49 g.
Catalog reference: W. 467; Delm-62; Fr-25.
- 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 141, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils, S.A., 2019.
Links to:
- Brabant (1377) florin d'or au saint Servais
- Brabant (1375-81) pieter d'or Fr-11 Jeanne and Wenceslas
- (1431-34) écu d'or (klinkaert), Louvain mint
- Flanders (1433-47) cavalier d'or
- Hainaut (1433-67) cavalier d'or
- Holland (1433-67) cavalier d'or
- Namur (1433-34) pieter d'or, COMES NAMVRC
- Namur (1433-34) pieter d'or, BRAB Z LIMB
- Coins and currency dated 1433