Flanders (1387) 2 groat
This specimen was lot 533 in Sincona sale 89 (Zürich, May 2024), where it sold for 475 CHF (about US$628 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"BELGIEN Flandern, Grafschaft, Philipp le Hardi, 1384-1404. Double gros o. J. (1387), Gent. Vorzüglich. Überdurchschnittliche Erhaltung. Exemplar der Auktion Crédit de la Bourse, Paris, April 1993, Los 856. (Belgium, county of Flanders, Philip the Bold, 1384-1404, undated double groat, circa 1387, Ghent mint. Extremely fine, Extraordinary condition.)"
Wikipedia comments, "Philip was the founder of the Burgundian branch of the House of Valois. His vast collection of territories made him the undisputed premier peer of the Kingdom of France and made his successors formidable subjects, and later rivals, of the kings of France."
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver or billon, this specimen 3.93 g.
Catalog reference: Deschamps pl. VII, 9, Vanhoudt Atlas G2629.
- Roberts, James N., The Silver Coins of Medieval France (476-1610 AD), S. Salem, NY: Attic Books, 1996.
- [1]Richter, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 89, The Garrulus Collection of Numismatic Rarities and Masterpieces, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2024.
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