Flanders (1426) chaise d'or Fr-181
This specimen was lot 620 in Jean Elsen sale 136 (Brussels, March 2018), where it sold for €5,500 (about US$8,074 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"VLAANDEREN, Graafschap, Philips de Goede (1419-1467), AV gouden schild klinkaart, emissie van 8 november 1426, Gent. Met punt onder G van BVRG op vz. en van REGNAT op kz. Vz/ De graaf op een gotische troon, met zwaard en wapenschild. Kz/ Gebloemd kruis in een vierpas. Zeer zeldzaam. Zeer Fraai à Prachtig. Uit onze veiling 108, 12 maart 2011, 884. (county of Flanders, Philip the Good, 1419-67, gold chaise d'or, emission of November 1426, Ghent mint, with dot under G of BVRG and under REGNAT on reverse. Obverse: the count seated on a Gothic throne, with sword and shield; reverse: floriate cross in a quadrilobe. Very scarce, very fine to extremely fine.)"
This coin was issued by the duke of Burgundy 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. A rare demi-chaise d'or also exists.
Reported Mintage: unknown.
Specification: gold, this specimen 3,65 g.
Catalog reference: D.d.P. 20, 39; Delm-485; Martiny, Gent, 107 (this example); Fr-181.
- 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 136: Collection Martiny, Collection Nef, Collection Casterman, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils, S.A., 2018.
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