Holland (1411) groat
This specimen was lot 531 in Jean Elsen sale 159 (Brussels, June 2024), where it sold for €80 (about US$103 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"NEDERLAND, HOLLAND, Graafschap, Willem VI van Beieren (1404-1417), AR groot (leeuw), z.j. (emissie 1411). Vz/ Klimmende leeuw naar l. Kz/ Lang kruis. In de hoeken, Beiers wapen en leeuwtjes. Barstjes en zwak op kz. goede Zeer Fraai. (Netherlands, county of Holland, William VI of Bavaria, 1404-17, undated silver groat of the lion, emission of 1411. Obverse: lion rampant left; reverse: long cross, cantonned with two lions and two shields. Planchet cracks, good very fine.)"
Wikipedia comments, "William II of Bavaria (5 April 1365—31 May 1417) was Duke of Bavaria-Straubing and count of Holland (listed as William VI), Hainaut (listed as William IV) and Zeeland. He ruled from 1404 until 1417, when he died from an infection caused by a dog bite." William was the son of Albert of Bavaria and nephew of William V.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, this specimen is 3,36 g.
Catalog reference: v.d.Ch. 8, 5; Grolle 19.3.7.
- 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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