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[[Image:JE146-1220.jpg|550px|thumb|Jean Elsen sale 146, lot 1220]]

This specimen was lot 1220 in Jean Elsen sale 146 (Brussels, November 2020), where it sold for €500 (about US$729 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''VLAANDEREN, Graafschap, Jan zonder Vrees (1404-1419), AR halve groot braspenning, 1409-1416, Gent. 1e uitgifte. Λ zonder dwarsstreep. Vz/ Wapenschilden van Bourgondië en Vlaanderen, daarboven toernooihelm. Kz/ Kruis met in de hoeken lelies en leeuwen. Zeer zeldzaam Mooie patina. goede Zeer Fraai.'' ([[Netherlands, Spanish|county of Flanders]], John the Fearless, 1404-19, silver half groat, Ghent mint, first issue. Obverse: helmeted arms of Burgundy and Flanders; reverse: cross cantonned with lilies and lions. Very rare, nice patina, good Very Fine.)"</blockquote> Jean was duke of Burgundy when in 1407, he arranged the murder of the duke of Orleans, setting off a civil war in France between his faction and the Armagnacs. He did not participate in the battle of Agincourt in 1415 which allowed Henry V of England to occupy northern France. He was lured to a meeting with his rival, the dauphin Charles, and murdered in 1419. This half groot was accompanied by a ''groot'' and ''dubbele groot''.

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.

''Specification:'' silver or billon, this specimen 1,33 g. 

''Catalog reference:'' D.d.P. 10, 28; Martiny, Gent, 82. cf. Roberts-7781 (gros).

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* Roberts, James N., ''The Silver Coins of Medieval France (476-1610 AD),'' S. Salem, NY: Attic Books, 1996.
* <sup>[1]</sup>Elsen, Philippe, et al., ''Vente Publique 146: Collection Anthony Lorrain Monnaies de Metz'', Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2020.

''Link to:''
* [[Flanders (1365-67) 2 groat|(1365-67) ''dubbele groot (plak)'']]
* [[Flanders (1389-1404) 1/2 groat|(1389-1404) ''halve groot botdrager'']]
* [[Brabant (1409) 1/2 gros]] Vilvorde mint
* [[Flanders (1409-16) 2 groat|(1409-16) ''dubbele groot braspenning'']]
* [[Flanders (1417-18) 2 groat|(1417-18) ''dubbele groot braspenning'']]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1409]]

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