Utrecht (1342-64) groot

Jean Elsen sale 162, lot 1167

This specimen was lot 1167 in Jean Elsen sale 162 (Brussels, June 2025), where it sold for €340 (about US$471 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"NEDERLAND, UTRECHT, Bisdom, Jan van Arkel (1342-1364), AR groot, Utrecht. Vz/ + IOH' EPC TRA-IECTENSIS Bb. v.v. boven familiewapen tussen twee roosjes in een zevenpas. Kz/ Gevoet kruis dat het binnenomschrift doorbreekt: MON-ETA- TRA-IEC. Uit onze veiling 114, 15 september 2012, 704. (Netherlands, bishopric of Utrecht, John of Arkel, 1342-1364, silver groat, Utrecht mint. Obverse: bust of the bishop facing in a polylobe, below, the family arms between two rosettes; reverse: short cross divides the inner legend, outer legend around. Very Fine.)"

Utrecht was an ecclesiastical state until 1528, when Charles V bought out the rights of the last prince-bishop. This territory was divided into the Nedersticht (Lower Sticht, roughly corresponding to the present day province of Utrecht) and Oversticht (Upper Sticht, encompassing the present-day provinces of Overijssel, Drenthe, and part of Groningen). Jan van Arkel was bishop of Utrecht 1342-64 and bishop of Liège 1364-78.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 2.5 g, silver, this specimen 2,43 g.

Catalog reference: v.d.Ch. 9, 1.

Sources:

• ^[1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 162: Collection Jacques Druart, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2025.

Link to:

• Liege (1366-68) gros, Jean d'Arckel
• (1426-31) dubbele groot or kromstaart
• Utrecht (1433-55) goldgulden Fr-188, Rudolf von Diepholz
• Coins and currency dated 1342