Luxembourg (1433-43) gros
This specimen was lot 1240 in Jean Elsen sale 164 (Brussels, March 2026), where it sold for €130 (about US$181 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"LUXEMBOURG, Duché, Élisabeth de Görlitz, engagiste (1425-1451), AR gros à l'aigle, 2e émission, 1433-1443, Luxembourg. D/ Aigle éployée au-dessus des écus de Bavière-Palatinat et Luxembourg. R/ Longue croix feuillue sur un quadrilobe. Rare. Frappe faible au droit. Petites taches. Belle patine. Beau à Très Beau. (duchy of Luxembourg, Elizabeth of Gorlitz, mortgagor, 1425-51, silver gros of the eagle, second emission, 1433-43, Luxembourg mint. Obverse: an eagle displayed supports the arms of Bavaria-Palatinate and Luxembourg; reverse: long leafy cross over a quadrilobe. Rare, weakly struck on the obverse, light stains, nice patina, Fine - Very Fine.)"
Sigismund of Luxembourg, Holy Roman Emperor 1433-37, defaulted on a mortgage to Elizabeth of Gorlitz, who foreclosed on the collateral, namely, the duchy of Luxembourg, then much larger than today's grand duchy. She ruled as duchess 1411-43, when the duke of Burgundy seized the province. This type, also known as an adlersgroschen, was accompanied by a half gros. Many varieties exist.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 2.57 g, silver, 22.7 mm diameter; this specimen 2,66 g.
Catalog reference: Weiller 196; Probst L205-1.
- 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 164: Monnaies du duché de Brabant et du royaume de Belgique, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2026.
Link to:
- Luxembourg (1419-24) 1/2 gros = demi-beyersgroschen
- Luxembourg (1419-24) gros = beyersgroschen
- Luxembourg (1425-31) gros, Élisabeth de Görlitz, 1st emission
- (1433-43) demi-gros à l'aigle
- Coins and currency dated 1433