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.)"
This type was struck in the early part of Charles' reign, when he was merely duke of Burgundy. He obtained the throne of Spain in 1516 and was crowned Holy Roman Emperor in 1520.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver or billon, this specimen 1,62 g.
Catalog reference: G.H. 173-5a; V.H. 204.
- 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 145, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2020.
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