Brabant (1458-59) mite
This specimen was lot 952 in Jean Elsen sale 151 (Brussels, June 2022), where it sold for €180 (about US$225 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"BRABANT, Duché, Philippe le Bon (1430-1467), Cu mite de Brabant, 1458-1459, Malines. D/ Ecu de Bourgogne. R/ + MON-ETA:- NOVA- MECL Croix pattée coupant la légende. Rare. Très Beau. (duchy of Brabant, Philip the Good, 1430-67, copper mite of Brabant of 1458-59, Malines mint. Obverse: arms of Burgundy; reverse: cross pattée cutting the legend. Rare, Very Fine.)"
Roberts comments, "The mite of Flanders was valued at 1/24 gros or 1/8 of an English penny.... The mite of Brabant was valued at only 1/36 gros, making its 4-mite piece 1/3 of a penny."
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: copper, this specimen is 0,90 g.
Catalog reference: G.H. 20-1a; W. 492; V.H. 21. Roberts-7854.
- 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 151: Collection Paul Witte, Monnaies de Brabant, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2022.
Link to:
- Gerdingen (1449-67) mite, Johanna van Merwede
- (1454-56) quart de gros
- (1454-60) tiers de lion d'or, Malines mint
- (1454-60) lion d'or, Malines mint
- Brabant (1458-59) 2 mite
- Brabant (1466-67) mite Louvain mint
- (1466-67) 4 mites, Louvain mint, Philip the Good
- (1466-67) double patard
- (1468-74) mite, Louvain mint, Charles the Bold
- Coins and currency dated 1458