Flanders (1487-88) 2 griffin
This specimen was lot 1035 in Jean Elsen sale 159 (Brussels, June 2024), where it sold for €700 (about US$899 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"VLAANDEREN, Graafschap, Philips de Schone (1482-1506), AR dubbele griffioen, z.j. (1487-1488), Brugge. Met kroon op vz. en kz. Vz/ Vuurijzer tussen twee tegenover elkaar zittende griffioenen. Kz/ Wapenschild op een gebloemd kruis. Zeer zeldzaam. Deels zwak. Zeer Fraai. (county of Flanders, Philip the Fair, 1482-1506, undated silver double griffin, circa 1487-88, Bruges mint, with a crown on the obverse and reverse. Obverse: two seated griffins facing, a firesteel between them; reverse: arms over a floriate cross. Very rare, somewhat weakly struck, very fine.)"
This silver coin was struck briefly in Flanders (shown here), Brabant and Holland. Some have dates.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, this specimen 3,56 g.
Catalog reference: G.H. 68-5b; D.d.P. 16, 18; VH 87.
- van Gelder, H. Enno, and Marcel Hoc, Les Monnaies des pays-Bas Bourguignons et Espagnols, 1434-1713, Amsterdam, J. Schulman, 1960, with supplement of 1964.
- [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 159, Collection Harry Dewit, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2024.
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