Metz (1365-84) gros
The first specimen was lot 1703 in Goldberg sale 128 (Los Angeles, June 2022), where it sold for $630. The catalog description[1] noted, "France: Metz (Bishopric). Gros, ND. Thierry V of Boppart, 1365-1384. Standing bishop with crosier and blessing hand. Reverse: Long cross dividing legend. Sharply struck and toned. PCGS graded MS-61." The second specimen was lot 35422 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Chicago, August 2022), where it sold for $690. The catalog description[2] noted, "FRANCE. Grosso, ND (1365-1384). Thierry V de Boppart. PCGS AU-55." The town of Metz was occupied by the French in the 1550's but was not annexed until the Treaty of Westphalia in 1648.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver or billon.
Catalog reference: B-1641; Roberts 8941.
- Roberts, James N., The Silver Coins of Medieval France (476-1610 AD), S. Salem, NY: Attic Books, 1996.
- [1]Goldberg, Ira, Larry Goldberg, Stephen Harvey and Vera Liu, Goldberg Sale 128: the Pre-Long Beach Auction, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2022.
- [2]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The 2022 ANA Auction - Ancients & World Coins - Featuring The Salton Collection Part III, the Augustana Collection and the Robert C. Knepper Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022.
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