Flanders 1475 2 briquet

Goldberg sale 75, lot 4100

This specimen was lot 4100 in Goldberg sale 75 (Los Angeles, September 2013), where it sold for $253. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Belgium. Double Briquet, 1475. Flanders. Mint: Bruges. Charles the Rash. Sharply struck with attractive toning. NGC graded EF-45." Charles' death in battle in 1477 extinguished the Burgundian dynasty. His daughter Marie's marriage to Maximilian of Hapsburg brought Hapsburg rule to the Low Countries. This type was struck 1474-75 at Bruges and Antwerp. These are some of the earlist dated coins of Europe. Note the antique "4's" in the date.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 2.92 g, silver, 26 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: Lev-II-20A.

Source:

• Levinson, Robert, The Early Dated Coins of Europe, 1234-1500: An Illustrated Catalogue and Guide to dated medieval coinage. Clifton, NJ: Coin & Currency Institute, 2007.
• Roberts, James N., The Silver Coins of Medieval France (476-1610 AD), S. Salem, NY: Attic Books, 1996.
• 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]Goldberg, Ira, Larry Goldberg, Jason Villareal and Steven Harvey, Goldberg Sale 75: the pre-Long Beach Sale, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, 2013.

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