Flanders (1350-52) 1/3 groat
This specimen was lot 791 in Jean Elsen sale 161 (Brussels, March 2025), where it sold for €340 (about US$443 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"VLAANDEREN, Graafschap, Lodewijk van Male (1346-1384), AR derde groot met de leeuw, 1350-1352, Brugge. Vz/ + MONETA FLAND' Klimmende leeuw n. l. in een boord van tien cirkelbogen met hulstenbladeren en één met een adelaar. Kz/ Lang gevoet kruis. Binnenomschrift: LVD-OVI-C' CO-MES. Zeldzaam. (county of Flanders, Louis de Male, 1346-84, silver one-third groat of the lion, struck 1350-52, Bruges mint. Obverse: lion rampant left in a circle of pearls and leaves around; reverse: long cross, double row legend. About Very Fine.)"
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver or billon, this specimen is 0,95 g.
Catalog reference: Gaill. 222 var.; Elsen 23 var.
- Roberts, James N., The Silver Coins of Medieval France (476-1610 AD), S. Salem, NY: Attic Books, 1996.
- [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 161, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2025.
Link to:
- Hainaut (1342-43) 1/3 gros au lion, William II
- (1339-40) conventiegroot
- (1340-43) groot met de leeuw, Louis of Nevers
- Brabant (1344) gros, Jean III
- Luxembourg (1348-53) gros tournois, Charles I
- Luxembourg (1362) gros, Wenceslaus
- Coins and currency dated 1350