View source for Flanders (1428-32) 1/2 noble Fr-180

[[Image:Flanders JE136-0624.jpg|550px|thumb|Jean Elsen sale 136, lot 624]]

This specimen was lot 624 in Jean Elsen sale 136 (Brussels, March 2018), where it sold for €4,600 (about US$6,752 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''VLAANDEREN, Graafschap, Philips de Goede (1419-1467), AV halve gouden nobel, 1428-1432, Gent. 3e uitgifte. Vz/ De graaf rechtopstaand in een schip met zwaard en Bourgondisch-Vlaams wapenschild. Klimmende leeuw op de achtersteven. Kz/ Gebloemd kruis met gekroonde leeuwtjes in de hoeken en een roosje in het hart. Uiterst zeldzaam Kleine defekten in de muntplaat. Zeer Fraai à Prachtig. Uit onze veiling 62, 24 juni 2000, 1238.'' (county of Flanders, Philip the Good, 1419-67, gold half noble of 1428-32, Ghent mint, third issue. Obverse: the count stands in a ship with sword and shield with the arms of Burgundy; reverse: floriate cross with crowned lions and rosette in center. Extremely scarce, planchet defect, very fine to extremely fine.)"</blockquote> This coin was issued by the duke of Burgundy for Flanders, the wealthiest part of his domain. The death of his son, Charles the Rash, in 1477, allowed the county to pass to the Spanish Hapsburgs. The accompanying gold noble ([[Flanders (1428-30) noble Fr-179|Fr-179]]) is expensive but much more available.

''Reported Mintage:'' unknown.

''Specification:'' gold, this specimen 3,48 g.

''Catalog reference:'' D.d.P. 20, 43; Delm-484; Martiny, Gent, 115 (this example); Fr-180. 

''[[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.
* <sup>[1]</sup>Elsen, Philippe, et al., ''Vente Publique 136: Collection Martiny, Collection Nef, Collection Casterman,'' Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils, S.A., 2018.

''Link to:''
* [[Flanders (1425-26) noble Fr-177]]
* [[Flanders (1426) chaise d'or Fr-181]]
* [[Flanders (1428-32) 2 groat]]
* [[Flanders (1428-30) noble Fr-179]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1428]]
* return to coins of [[Netherlands, Spanish|Spanish Netherlands]]

[[Category:Selections from Jean Elsen sale 136]][[Category:Coinage of the Dutch provinces]]