Groningen 1474 vlieger
This specimen was lot 555 in Schulman auction 379 (Amsterdam, June 2024), where it sold for €380 (about US$488 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"GRONINGEN Stad. Vlieger of stuiver. 1474, Silver Dubbele adelaar met dwarsbalkschild schuinstaand tussen de klauwen. Kz. lang gevoet kruis, G in het hart, in omschrift romeins jaartal. Miniem onregelmatige rand. Fraai gepatineerd. Zeer fraai +. (city of Groningen, silver vlieger or stuiver of 1474. Obverse: double headed eagle with the city arms between its claws; reverse: long cross, "G" at the center, Roman numeral date in the legend. Slightly irregular edge, nica toning, choice very fine.)"
The vliegers of Brabant were about 6 g and had a face value of four patards. This coin was well known enough to be imitated in Limburg.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, this specimen 2.84 g.
Catalog reference: P. 259e; vdCh. 11.65; Levinson III-72.
- 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.
- 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]Absil, Eddy, Florentine van Hees, Tim Poelman, Catelijne van den Bosch, Evert Philippeau, Andrew Absil, Schulman sale 379, Amsterdam: Schulman b.v., 2024.
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