Holland (1378) groat
This specimen was lot 530 in Jean Elsen sale 159 (Brussels, June 2024), where it sold for €60 (about US$77 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"NEDERLAND, HOLLAND, Graafschap, Willem V van Beieren (1346-1389), AR gehelmde groot, emissie van 1378. Vz/ Helm tussen Hollands-Beiers wapen in vierpas. Kz/ Gebloemd kruis. bijna Zeer Fraai. (Netherlands, county of Holland, William V of Bavaria, 1346-89, silver groat of the helmet, emission of 1378. Obverse: helmet over Holland-Bavarian arms in quadrilobe; reverse: floriate cross. almost very fine.)"
Wikipedia comments, "William I, Duke of Bavaria-Straubing (12 May 1330 – 15 April 1389), was the second son of Emperor Louis IV and Margaret II of Hainaut. He was also known as William V, Count of Holland, as William III, Count of Hainaut and as William IV, Count of Zeeland." William went insane in 1357 and his brother Albert assumed the regency.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, this specimen is 2,16 g.
Catalog reference: v.d.Ch. 6, 25; Grolle 17.9.2a.
- 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 159, Collection Harry Dewit, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2024.
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