View source for Brabant (1454-60) 1/3 lion d'or Fr-30

[[Image:Brabant JE145-1439.jpg|550px|thumb|Jean Elsen sale 145, lot 1439]]

This specimen was lot 1439 in Jean Elsen sale 145 (Brussels, September 2020), where it sold for €3,000 (about US$4,275 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''BRABANT, Duché, Philippe le Bon (1430-1467), AV tiers de lion d'or, 1454-1460, Malines. D/ Lion assis à g. dans un polylobe. R/ Ecu de Bourgogne dans un polylobe. Très rare. Très Beau à Superbe.'' ([[Netherlands, Spanish|duchy of Brabant]], Philip the Good, 1430-67, undated one-third gold lion, Malines mint. Obverse: lion seated to left in a polylobe; reverse: arms of Burgundy in a polylobe. Very rare, Very Fine - Extremely Fine.)"</blockquote> This issue was accompanied by a [[Brabant (1454-60) lion d'or Fr-29|lion d'or]]. ''Lions d'or'' were also struck in [[Flanders (1454-60) lion d'or Fr-185|Flanders]] and [[Hainaut (1454-55) lion d'or Fr-269|Hainaut]]. Philip the Good was succeeded by Charles the Rash (1467-77). On his death, the Burgundian inheritance, including Brabant, was partitioned between France and the Hapsburgs, with Brabant falling to the Hapsburgs.

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.

''Specification:'' gold, this specimen 1,37 g. 

''Catalog reference:'' G.H. 5-1; Delm-66; W. 471; V.H. 18; Fr-30.

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, ''Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed.,'' Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017. 
* Delmonte, A., ''Le Bénélux D'or,'' Amsterdam: Jacques Schulman N.V., 1964, with supplements to 1977.
* van Gelder, H. Enno, and Marcel Hoc, ''Les Monnaies des pays-Bas Bourguignons et Espagnols, 1434-1713,'' Amsterdam, J. Schulman, 1960, with supplement of 1964.
* <sup>[1]</sup>Elsen, Philippe, et al., ''Vente Publique 145,'' Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2020.

''Links to:''
* [[Brabant (1454-56) 1/4 gros|(1454-56) ''quart de gros'']]
* [[Brabant (1454-60) lion d'or Fr-29|(1454-60) lion d'or, Malines mint]]
* [[Flanders (1454-55) 2/3 lion d'or Fr-186]]
* [[Flanders (1454-60) lion d'or Fr-185]]
* [[Hainaut (1454-55) lion d'or Fr-269]]
* [[Brabant (1458-59) mite|(1458-59) mite, Malines mint]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1454]]

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