Flanders (1434-40) 1/2 cavalier d'or Fr-184
This specimen was lot 628 in Jean Elsen sale 136 (Brussels, March 2018), where it sold for €8,500 (about US$12,477 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"VLAANDEREN, Graafschap, Philips de Goede (1419-1467), AV halve gouden rijder, 1434-1440, Gent. Vz/ De hertog te paard n. r., met een opgeheven zwaard in de rechterhand. Daaronder, FLAD. Kz/ Bourgondisch wapenschild op een gebloemd kruis. (dit exemplaar). Zeer zeldzaam Buitengewoon goed geslagen exemplaar. Prachtig. (county of Flanders, Philip the Good, 1419-67, gold half cavalier d'or of 1434-40, Ghent mint. Obverse: the duke with sword, FLAD below; reverse: Burgundian arms over a floriate cross. Very scarce, good strike, extremely fine.)"
This demi-cavalier d'or and the accompanying cavalier d'or (Fr-183) were issued by the duke of Burgundy for Flanders, the wealthiest part of his domain. A similar demi-cavalier d'or was issued at Brussels for Brabant (Fr-28). The death of the duke's son, Charles the Rash, in 1477, allowed the county to pass to the Spanish Hapsburgs.
Reported Mintage: unknown.
Specification: gold, this specimen 1,80 g.
Catalog reference: G.H. 2-2; D.d.P. 21, 45; Delm-488; Martiny, Gent, 122 (this example); Fr-184.
- 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.
Link to:
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- Brabant (1434-37) cavalier d'or Fr-27
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