Loon (1336-61) groat
This specimen was lot 956 in Jean Elsen sale 158 (Brussels, March 2024), where it sold for €1,100 (about US$1,431 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"LOON, Graafschap, Diederik van Heinsberg (1336-1361), AR groot met het majesteitstype (keizersgroot), Hasselt. Vz/ THEODRIC'- COMES LO-S Zittende vorst met kruisscepter en wereldbol. Kz/ + MONETA DE hASELENSIS Versierd en gebloemd kruis. Uiterst zeldzaam. bijna Zeer Fraai. Imitatie van het Keulse type van Walram van Jülich, geslagen te Bonn in 1335-1337 (Noss 39-42). Diederik van Heinsberg liet dit type ook aanmunten in Gangelt als heer van Heinsberg (Men. 30). (county of Loon, Diederik van Heinsberg (1336-1361), silver groat, imperial style, Hasselt mint. Obverse: seated monarch with cross, scepter and globe. Reverse: floriate cross. Extremely rare, about Very Fine. Diederik van Heinsberg also had this type coined in Gangelt as lord of Heinsberg.)"
The county of Loon was gradually absorbed into the prince-bishopric of Liège and comprised its northern, Dutch-speaking portion. A later Heinsberg became bishop of Liège 1419-55.
Reported Mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver or billon, this specimen 1,56 g.
Catalog reference: Baerten 61 (half groat); Lucas 102; Men. 20.
- Roberts, James N., The Silver Coins of Medieval France (476-1610 AD), S. Salem, NY: Attic Books, 1996.
- [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 158, Monnaies de la Principauté de Liège, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2024.
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