Brabant (1466-67) florin d'or Fr-31

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Jean Elsen sale 145, lot 1440

This specimen was lot 1440 in Jean Elsen sale 145 (Brussels, September 2020), where it sold for €3,600 (about US$5,130 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"BRABANT, Duché, Philippe le Bon (1430-1467), AV florin d'or de Bourgogne, 1466-1467, Louvain. D/ Saint André deb. de f., ten. sa croix devant lui. R/ Ecu de Bourgogne sur une longue croix pattée. Extrêmement rare. Très Beau. Trouvé à Rolde (Pays-Bas) en 1956. Provient de MPO, vente 56, 14 novembre 2017, 5481. Les ateliers monétaires bourguignons étaient quasiment à l'arrêt de 1460 à 1466. En raison du prix croissant de l'or, il était impossible de poursuivre l'émission de monnaies d'or dont la valeur de cours était inférieure à la valeur du contenu de fin. Pour y remédier, Philippe le Bon décida par l'ordonnance du 23 mai 1466 l'émission d'une monnaie d'or à vocation plus internationale, le florin d'or de Bourgogne, au type de saint André, aligné sur la monnaie dominante de l'époque: le florin rhénan. Il espérait ainsi améliorer les relations commerciales avec les territoires allemands. (duchy of Brabant, Philip the Good, 1430-67, undated gold florin of Burgundy, Louvain mint. Obverse: St. Andrew standing, holding a cross before him; reverse: arms of Burgundy over a long cross pattée. Extremely rare, Very Fine. The Burgundian mints were almost at a standstill from 1460 to 1466. Due to the increasing price of gold, it was impossible to continue issuing gold coins whose face value was lower than the bullion value. To remedy this, Philippe decided by the ordinance of May 23, 1466, to issue a gold coin with a more international circulation, the Burgundian gold florin, of the Saint Andrew type, aligned with the dominant currency of the time: the Rhine gulden. He thus hoped to improve trade relations with the German territories.)"

A similar florin was also minted in Flanders (Fr-188). 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 3,35 g.

Catalog reference: G.H. 7-1; Delm-67; W. 472; V.H. 23; Fr-31.

Source:

  • 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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