Luxembourg (1384-88) gros
This specimen was lot 685 in Sincona sale 89 (Zürich, May 2024), where it sold for 250 CHF (about US$330 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"LUXEMBURG, Wenceslas II. 1383-1388. Gans (Gros) o. J. (1384-1388), Luxemburg. Vorzüglich. Überdurchschnittliche Erhaltung. Exemplar der Auktion Kricheldorf 47, Berlin, Juli 2002, Los 547. Exemplar der Auktion Bankhaus Aufhäuser 7, München, Oktober 1990, Los 948. (duchy of Luxembourg, Wenceslaus II, 1383-88, undated gros, Luxembourg mint. Extremely fine, Extraordinary condition.)"
Wenceslaus II was duke of Luxembourg (1383-88), king of Bohemia (1378-1419) and king of Germany (1376-1400). Luxembourg became part of the Burgundian inheritance in 1443.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, this specimen 3.03 g.
Catalog reference: Weiller 154 b/b. Vanhoudt Atlas G1527.
- 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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