Flanders (1389-1404) 2 groat
This specimen was lot 1251 in Jean Elsen sale 151 (Brussels, June 2022), where it sold for €80 (about US$100 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"VLAANDEREN, Graafschap, Philips de Stoute (1384-1404), AR dubbele groot botdrager, 1389-1404, Gent, Mechelen en Brugge. Vz/ Zittende leeuw n. l. Kz/ Lang gevoet kruis op het Bourgondisch wapenschild. Barstje. Zeer Fraai. Uit de verzameling Paul De Witte. (county of Flanders, Philip the Bold, 1384-1404, double groat botdrager, Ghent, Mechelen or Bruges mint. Obverse: seated lion left; reverse: Burgundian arms over a long cross. Very Fine.)"
This is the well known "double gros botdrager", issued in large numbers from Flanders (shown here), Brabant and Holland. Single and half groats were also struck tho much less famous.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, this specimen is 3,40 g.
Catalog reference: D.d.P. 8, 18; Martiny, Gent, 66, Roberts-8301.
- 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 151: Collection Paul Witte, Monnaies de Brabant, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2022.
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