Brabant (1454-60) lion d'or Fr-29
This specimen was lot 1438 in Jean Elsen sale 145 (Brussels, September 2020), where it sold for €800 (about US$1,140 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"BRABANT, Duché, Philippe le Bon (1430-1467), AV lion d'or, 1454-1460, Malines. D/ Lion assis à g. sous un dais gothique, entre deux briquets. R/ Ecu de Bourgogne sur une croix fleuronnée. Flan large. Fines griffes. Très Beau. (duchy of Brabant, Philip the Good, 1430-67, undated gold lion, Malines (Mechelen) mint. Obverse: lion seated to left under a gothic canopy, between tow jewels; reverse: arms of Burgundy over a floriate cross. Large flan, fine scratches, Very Fine.)"
This issue was accompanied by a one-third lion d'or. This denomination was also struck in Flanders and Hainaut. Philip the Good was succeeded by Charles the Rash (1467-77). On his death, the Burgundian inheritance, including Brabant, was partitioned between France and the Hapsburgs, with Brabant falling to the Hapsburgs.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: gold, this specimen 4,20 g.
Catalog reference: G.H. 3-1; Delm-65; W. 470; V.H. 16; Fr-29.
- 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.
- 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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