Flanders (1384-86) groat

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Jean Elsen sale 158, lot 972

This specimen was lot 972 in Jean Elsen sale 158 (Brussels, March 2024), where it sold for €650 (about US$845 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"VLAANDEREN, Graafschap, Philips de Stoute (1384-1404), AR groot rozebeker, 1384-1386, Mechelen. Muntunie met Johanna van Brabant. Vz/ Een krans met vijf rozen boven de wapenschilden van Bourgondië en Brabant-Limburg. In het veld drie mispelbladeren. Kz/ Leeuwenschild op een kruis bestaande uit acht drakenkoppen. Mooi rond en goed geslagen exemplaar. Zeldzaam in die kwaliteit. Zeer Fraai à Prachtig. (county of Flanders, Philip the Bold, 1384-1404, silver groat, circa 1384-1386, Mechelen mint. Joint issue with Johanna van Brabant. Obverse: A wreath with five roses above the coats of arms of Burgundy and Brabant-Limburg. Three medlar flowers in the field. Reverse: Lion shield over a cross consisting of eight dragon heads. Nice round and well struck example, Rare in that quality, Very Fine - Extremely Fine.)"

Philip, duke of Burgundy, married the daughter of Louis II de Male, count of Flanders, uniting the two houses against the authority of the king of France.

Reported Mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver or billon, this specimen 2,29 g.

Catalog reference: D.d.P. 6, 3.

Source:

  • 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 158, Monnaies de la Principauté de Liège, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2024.

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