Brabant (1454-56) 1/4 gros

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Jean Elsen sale 145, lot 1441

This specimen was lot 1441 in Jean Elsen sale 145 (Brussels, September 2020), where it sold for €110 (about US$157 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"BRABANT, Duché, Philippe le Bon (1430-1467), AR quart de gros, 1454-1456, Malines. D/ Armes de Bourgogne en plein champ. R/ + MONETA NOVA FCA MECHL Croix longue cantonnée de deux lis et de deux lions, un lion en coeur. Très rare. Beau. (duchy of Brabant, Philip the Good, 1430-67, undated silver quarter groat, malines mint. Obverse: arms of Burgundy in a plain field; reverse: long cross cantonned with two lilies and two lions, with a lion at the center. Very rare, Fine.)"

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver, this specimen 0,56 g.

Catalog reference: G.H. 12-1b; W. 484; V.H. 6.

Source:

  • 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 145, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2020.

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