Flanders 1479 groat
This specimen was lot 1285 in Jean Elsen sale 164 (Brussels, March 2026), where it sold for €130 (about US$181 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"VLAANDEREN, Graafschap, Maria van Bourgondië (1477-1482), AR groot, 1479, Brugge. Vz/ Grote M in een vierpas. Kz/ Gebloemd kruis. Fraai à Zeer Fraai. (county of Flanders, Maria of Burgundy, 1477-82, silver groat of 1479, Bruges mint. Obverse: large "M" in a quadrilobe; reverse: floriate cross. Fine - Very Fine.)"
Maria was the daughter of Charles the Rash and the heiress to his domain between France and Germany. She was duchess of Burgundy, Brabant, Limburg, Luxemburg and Guelders and countess of Flanders, Artois, Hainaut, Holland, Zeeland, Namur and Zutphen and the most desirable match of her day. She married Maximilian of Hapsburg to keep her lands out of the hands of Louis XI of France but died in 1482 at the age of 25. This type was struck at Bruges 1478-81.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 1.87 g, 0.280 fine silver, 22 mm diameter; this specimen 1,78 g.
Catalog reference: G.H. 41-3a; VH 57; Levinson II-41.
- 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]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 164: Monnaies du duché de Brabant et du royaume de Belgique, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2026.
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