Tournai (1429) 2 gros
This specimen was lot 1134 in Jean Elsen sale 146 (Brussels, November 2020), where it sold for €110 (about US$160 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"TOURNAI, atelier royal français, Charles VII (1422-1461), AR double gros (plaque), 2e émission (août 1429). Frappé sur le pied du cromsteert de Philippe le Bon, comte de Flandre. D/ Trois lis posés deux et un. R/ Croix pattée longue, cantonnée de F-R-A-C'. Rare. presque Très Beau. (lordship of Tournai, French royal mint, Charles VII, 1422-61, silver double groat or plaque, second emission of August 1429. Struck over a pied du cromsteert of Philip the Good, count of Flanders. Obverse: three lilies; reverse: long cross pattée, cantonned with "F-R-A-C". Rare, about Very Fine.)"
Duplessy records seven emissions for this type, struck between 1427 and 1433, each with slightly less silver than the last, but all having a face value of 14 deniers tournois. This type seems to have been struck by the king only at Tournai.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.62 g, 0.482 fine silver, this specimen 3,22 g.
Catalog reference: Dupl-480A; Hoc 172 var.
- Duplessy, Jean, Les Monnaies Françaises Royales de Hugues Capet à Louis XVI (987-1793), Tome I, 2e édition, Paris: Maison Platt, 1999.
- 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 146: Collection Anthony Lorrain Monnaies de Metz, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2020.
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