View source for Loon (1323-36) 2/3 groat

[[Image:JE160-1356o.jpg|300px|thumb|Jean Elsen sale 160, lot 1356]]
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This specimen was lot 1356 in Jean Elsen sale 160 (Brussels, November 2024), where it did not sell. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''LOON, Graafschap, Lodewijk IV (1323-1336), AR volant (2/3 groot met de adelaar), Hasselt. Vz/ + LVDOVIC: COMES· LOSEN Adelaar met kop n.l. Kz/ + MONETA· NOVA· HASELNSIS Gebloemd kruis. Zeldzaam. Mooie patina. Zeer Fraai à Prachtig. Afkomstig van Jean Elsen, april 1998.'' (county of Loon, Louis IV, 1323-36, silver volant or two-thirds groat, Hasselt mint. Obverse: eagle dsiplayed with head to left; reverse: floriate cross. Scarce, nice patina, very fine to extremely fine.)"</blockquote> The county of Loon was gradually absorbed into the [[Austria, Austria-Netherlands|prince-bishopric of Liège]] and comprised its northern, Dutch-speaking portion.

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.

''Specification:'' 2.45 g, silver, this specimen is 2,41 g. 

''Catalog reference:'' Baerten 49; Lucas 81. 

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* <sup>[1]</sup>Elsen, Philippe, et al., ''Vente Publique 160, Collection de deniers liegeois et Collection de monnaies d'or francaises'', Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2024.

''Link to:''
* [[Loon (1311-12) 1/2 groat|(1311-12) ''halve groot met de ridder'']]
* [[Loon (1336-61) groat|Loon (1336-61) ''groot met het majesteitstype (keizersgroot)'']]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1323]]

[[Category:Selections from Jean Elsen sale 160]][[Category: Coinage of the Dutch provinces]]