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<p>Created page with &quot;<a href="/index.php/File:JE164-1238o.jpg" title="File:JE164-1238o.jpg">300px|thumb|Jean Elsen sale 164, lot 1238</a> <a href="/index.php/File:JE164-1238r.jpg" title="File:JE164-1238r.jpg">300px|thumb</a> This specimen was lot 1238 in Jean Elsen sale 164 (Brussels, March 2...&quot;</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>[[Image:JE164-1238o.jpg|300px|thumb|Jean Elsen sale 164, lot 1238]]<br /> [[Image:JE164-1238r.jpg|300px|thumb]]<br /> <br /> This specimen was lot 1238 in Jean Elsen sale 164 (Brussels, March 2026), where it sold for €180 (about US$251 including buyer's fees). The catalog description&lt;sup&gt;[1]&lt;/sup&gt; noted, &lt;blockquote&gt;&quot;''LUXEMBOURG, Duché, Jean de Bavière et Élisabeth de Görlitz, engagistes (1419-1425), AR demi-beyersgroschen, 1419-1424, Luxembourg. D/ + IOH' DVX BAVAR' Z FIL HO' Écu écartelé de Bavière-Palatinat. R/ MONE-A NOV-A FCA- LVC'B' Écu luxembourgeois sur une longue croix pattée. Belle patine. Très Beau.'' ([[Netherlands, Spanish|duchy of Luxembourg]], John of Bavaria and Elizabeth of Gorlitz, mortgagors, 1419-25, silver half groschen, circa 149-24, Luxembourg mint. Obverse: quartered arms of Bavaria and the Palatinate; reverse: [[Luxembourg]] arms over a long cross pattée. Nice patina, Very Fine.)&quot;&lt;/blockquote&gt; Sigismund of Luxembourg, Holy Roman Emperor 1433-37, defaulted on a mortgage to Elizabeth of Gorlitz, who foreclosed on the collateral, namely, the duchy of Luxembourg, then much larger than today's grand duchy. She ruled as duchess 1411-43, when the duke of Burgundy seized the province. This type was accompanied by quarter and [[Luxembourg (1419-24) gros|full beyersgroschen]]. Many varieties exist.<br /> <br /> ''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.<br /> <br /> ''Specification:'' 0.93-1.54 g, silver, 22.7 mm diameter; this specimen 1,28 g. <br /> <br /> ''Catalog reference:'' Weiller 183; Probst L193-1. <br /> <br /> ''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''<br /> * Roberts, James N., ''The Silver Coins of Medieval France (476-1610 AD),'' S. Salem, NY: Attic Books, 1996.<br /> * &lt;sup&gt;[1]&lt;/sup&gt;Elsen, Philippe, et al., ''Vente Publique 164: Monnaies du duché de Brabant et du royaume de Belgique'', Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2026.<br /> <br /> ''Link to:''<br /> * [[Luxembourg (1419-24) gros]] = ''beyersgroschen''<br /> * [[Coins and currency dated 1419]]<br /> <br /> [[Category:Selections from Jean Elsen sale 164]][[Category:Coinage of the Dutch provinces]]</div>

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