Luxembourg (1380-83) gros
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This specimen was lot 684 in Sincona sale 89 (Zürich, May 2024), where it sold for 650 CHF (about US$859 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"LUXEMBURG, Wenceslas I. 1353-1383. Blan-Gros o. J. (ca. 1380-1383), Luxemburg. Fast vorzüglich. Exemplar der Auktion Schweizerischer Bankverein 33, Zürich, September 1993, Los 2822. (duchy of Luxembourg, Wenceslaus I, 1353-83, undated gros, Luxembourg mint. About extremely fine.)"
Wenceslaus was count and later duke of Luxembourg and duke of Brabant after 1355. Luxembourg became part of the Burgundian inheritance in 1443.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, this specimen 3.25 g.
Catalog reference: Weiller 147 c/d, Vanhoudt Atlas G1514.
- Roberts, James N., The Silver Coins of Medieval France (476-1610 AD), S. Salem, NY: Attic Books, 1996.
- [1]Richter, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 89, The Garrulus Collection of Numismatic Rarities and Masterpieces, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2024.
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