Gronsveld (1508-59) heller
This specimen was lot 1105 in Jean Elsen sale 147 (Brussels, June 2021), where it sold for €160 (about US$234 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"GRONSVELD, Jan I van Bronckhorst (1508-1559), AR heller (eenzijdig). Vz/ Vierveldig wapenschild van Batenburg (?) en Gronsveld, in een parelrand. Zeldzaam Mooie patina. Zeer Fraai à Prachtig. Dit type is nu door N. Klüssendorf aan Cramburg an der Lahn toegeschreven (Schweizer Münzblätter, 43-47 (1993-1997), p. 78-88). (county of Gronsveld, John of Bronckhorst, 1508-59, silver heller. Obverse: quartered arms of Batenburg and Gronsveld in a circle of pearls. Rare, nice patina, Very Fine - Extremely Fine.)"
Gronsveld is today a village in the county of Limburg in the kingdom of the Netherlands, southeast of Maastricht. In the sixteenth century, the local robber barons issued debased coinage which were denounced by their neighbors for their bad alloy.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, this specimen 0,11 g.
Catalog reference: Lucas 43; RBN (1884), XIX, 3.
- [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 147: Monnaies, Médailles et Décorations, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2021.
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