Brittany (1399-1411) blanc
This specimen was lot 1411 in Jean Elsen sale 155 (Brussels, June 2023), where it sold for €460 (about US$603 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"FRANCE, BRETAGNE, Duché, Jean V (1399-1442), AR blanc, avant 1411, Jugon (?). D/ Neuf mouchetures dans le champ. R/ Croix pattée. Très rare. Très Beau. (France, duchy of Brittany, John V, 1399-1442, silver blanc, struck before 1411, perhaps Jugon mint. Obverse: nine ermines in the field; reverse: cross pattée. Very rare, Very Fine.)"
Wikipedia comments,
"John V, (1389-1442) bynamed John the Wise, was Duke of Brittany and Count of Montfort from 1399 to his death. His rule coincided with the height of the Hundred Years' War between England and France. John's reversals in that conflict, as well as in other internal struggles in France, served to strengthen his duchy and to maintain its independence."
This type is also listed for the Dinan mint (Roberts-6125).
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, this specimen 2,72 g.
Catalog reference: Roberts-6126, Jézéquel 281 (Jean IV); P.A. 655; D. 267.
- [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 155, Collection Marc Bar et Distinctions de Jean-Baptiste Nothomb, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2023.
- Roberts, James N., The Silver Coins of Medieval France (476-1610 AD), S. Salem, NY: Attic Books, 1996.
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