Holland (1425-28) chaise d'or Fr-119
This specimen was lot 41244 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2019), where it sold for $1,440. The catalog description[1] noted, "NETHERLANDS. Holland. Chaise d'Or, ND (1428-33). Philippe le Bon (Philip the Good) & Jacqu[e]line of Bavaria (1428-33). NGC AU-53. A lightly circulated example of this very elusive type, with a strike that is approaching full and surfaces that are uniquely presented, exhibiting a two-tone appearance, the centers possessing rose coloration, while the legends are bright yellow." This coin, strictly speaking, does not belong with the Spanish Netherlands as it was issued by the Burgundian duke Philip the Good. The auctioneers misattributed this issue to when Philip proclaimed his regency for his cousin Jacqueline, countess of Hainaut. That coin (Fr-121) has "x JACOB x" at the bottom of the obverse whereas this example has "COM", for "COMes FLAnDriae". His son's death in battle ended the dynasty and allowed the Low Countries to fall into the hands of the Spanish in the early sixteenth century.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.65 g, 0.708 fine gold, 29 mm diameter, this specimen 3.64 grams.
Catalog reference: Fr-119; Delm-738.
- Delmonte, A., Le Bénélux D'or, Amsterdam: Jacques Schulman N.V., 1964, with supplements to 1977.
- Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
- [1]Ponterio, Richard, Kyle Ponterio, Matt Orsini and Cris Chatigny, The January 2019 NYINC Sale: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2018.
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