Brabant (1368) mouton d'or Fr-8
The first specimen was lot 534 in Jean Elsen sale 141 (Brussels, June 2019), where it sold for €1,300 (about US$1,723 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"BRABANT, Duché, Jeanne et Wenceslas (1355-1383), AV mouton d'or, 1357-1371, Vilvorde. Au titre de Jeanne. D/ L'agneau de Dieu devant une bannière. En dessous, IOh'-DVX. R/ Dans un quadrilobe anglé, croix ornée cantonnée de quatre lis, une rosette en coeur. Très Beau. (duchy of Brabant, Jeanne and Wenceslas, 1355-83, gold mouton d'or, Vilvorde mint, in the name of Jeanne. Obverse: the Lamb of God carries a banner, Jeanne's name below; reverse: ornate cross in a quadrilobe cantonned with four lilies, rosette at the center. Very Fine.)"
The second specimen was lot 535 in Jean Elsen sale 141 (Brussels, June 2019), where it sold for €950 (about US$1,259 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"BRABANT, Duché, Jeanne et Wenceslas (1355-1383), AV mouton d'or "à la croisette", 1368, Vilvorde. Au titre de Jeanne. D/ L'agneau de Dieu devant une bannière. En dessous, IOh'-DVX. R/ Dans un quadrilobe anglé, croix ornée cantonnée de quatre lis, une croisette au centre. Rare. presque Très Beau. (duchy of Brabant, Jeanne and Wenceslas, 1355-83, gold mouton d'or of the cross of 1368, Vilvorde mint, struck in the name of Jeanne. Obverse: the Lamb of God carries a banner, Jeanne's name below; reverse: ornate cross in a quadrilobe cantonned with four lilies, tiny cross at the center. Rare, about Very Fine.)"
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: gold, the first specimen 4,57 g, the second specimen 4,59 g.
Catalog reference: Fr-8, Ghyssens p. 15, 2; W. 387 var. (cited p. 153, 8); Delm. 43 var.
- 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.
- [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 141, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils, S.A., 2019.
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