Flanders (1506-18) groat
This specimen was lot 1848 in Jean Elsen sale 145 (Brussels, September 2020), where it sold for €95 (about US$135 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"VLAANDEREN, Graafschap, Keizer Karel (1506-1555), AR groot, z.j. (1506-1518), Brugge. Vz/ Wapen in het veld. Kz/ Lang kruis met in het hart een lelie en in de hoeken twee leeuwen en twee lelies. Dubbelslag op kz. Zeer Fraai. (county of Flanders, emperor Charles V, 1506-55, undated groat, Bruges mint. Obverse: arms in the field; reverse: long cross with a lily in the center with two lions and two lilies in the fields. Double struck on the reverse. Very Fine.)"
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver or billon, this specimen 1,62 g.
Catalog reference: G.H. 173-5a; V.H. 204.
- [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 145, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2020.
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