Brabant (1434-67) 2 gros
This specimen was lot 578 in Jean Elsen sale 157 (Brussels, December 2023), where it sold for €80 (about US$103 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"BRABANT, Duché, Philippe le Bon (1430-1467), AR double gros vierlander, 1434-1437 et 1466-1467, Bruxelles et Louvain. D/ Armes de Bourgogne en plein champ. R/ Croix longue cantonnée de deux lis et de deux lions, un lion en coeur. Petit éclat du flan. Très Beau. (duchy of Brabant, Philip the Good, 1433-67, silver double groat, Brussels or Louvain mints. Obverse: arms of Burgundy in a plain field; reverse: long cross cantonned with two lilies and two lions, a lion at the center. Minor dent on the flan, Very Fine.)"
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver or billon, this specimen 2,59 g.
Catalog reference: G.H. 9-1; W. 478; V.H. 3.
- Roberts, James N., The Silver Coins of Medieval France (476-1610 AD), S. Salem, NY: Attic Books, 1996.
- van Gelder, H. Enno, and Marcel Hoc, Les Monnaies des pays-Bas Bourguignons et Espagnols, 1434-1713, Amsterdam, J. Schulman, 1960, with supplement of 1964.
- [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 157, Collection J.-C. Martiny, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2023.
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