Loon (1311-12) 1/2 groat
This specimen was lot 1353 in Jean Elsen sale 160 (Brussels, November 2024), where it sold for €1,400 (about US$1,773 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"LOON, Graafschap, Arnold V (1279-1323), AR halve groot met de ridder, ca. 1311-1312, Hasselt. Type 3A. Vz/ + ARNOL'- COMES: LO-S'ESIE Ridder te paard n.l., met banier en leeuwenschild. Kz/ + MONETA: NOVA: ASSELETENIS Kort gevoet kruis. Binnenomschrift: + SIGNVM CRVCIS. Uiterst zeldzaam. Zeer Fraai à Prachtig. Afkomstig van Crédit de la Bourse, Parijs, februari 1995 en uit verzameling Genaert, Künker, Osnabrück, veiling 307, 18 juni 2018, 601. (county of Loon, Arnold V, 1279-1323, silver half groat of the knight, circa 1311-12, Hasselt mint, type 3A. Obverse: a mounted knight charges left, with banner and lion shield; reverse: short cross pattée in a double line legend. Extremely rare, very fine to extremely fine.)"
The county of Loon was gradually absorbed into the prince-bishopric of Liège and comprised its northern, Dutch-speaking portion.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 1.95 g, silver, this specimen is 1,90 g.
Catalog reference: Baerten 39 var.; Lucas 25; Crinon, RBN (2005), 23.
- [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 160, Collection de deniers liegeois et Collection de monnaies d'or francaises, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2024.
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