Flanders (1425-26) noble Fr-177
This specimen was lot 890 in Jean Elsen sale 112 (Brussels, March 2012) where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted,
"VLAANDEREN, Graafschap, Filips de Goede (1419-1467), AV gouden nobel, 1425-1426, Gent. 1e uitgifte. Droit : De graaf rechtopstaand in een schip met zwaard en Bourgondisch-Vlaams wapenschild. Revers : Gebloemd kruis met gekroonde leeuwtjes in de hoeken en P in het hart. Uit onze veiling 82, 11 december 2004, 1516. Zeer Zeldzaam. bijna Prachtig." (County of Flanders, Philip the Good, 1419-67, gold noble, 1425-26, Ghent mint. Obverse: the count stands in a ship with sword and shield painted with the arms of Burgundy. Reverse: floriate cross, four crowned lions in the fields, "P" in center. From our sale 82, December 2004, lot 1516, very fine to extremely fine.)
This coin was issued by the Burgundian duke for Flanders, the wealthiest part of his domain. The death of his son, Charles the Rash, in 1477, allowed the county to pass to the Spanish Hapsburgs.
Reported Mintage: unknown.
Specification: gold, this specimen 6.75 g.
Catalog reference: D.d.P., 20, 38; Delm-481; coll. Vernier 32; Fr-177.
- Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
- [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 112, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils, S.A., 2012.
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