Brabant (1410-12) 2 gros
This specimen was lot 928 in Jean Elsen sale 151 (Brussels, June 2022), where it sold for €300 (about US$375 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"BRABANT, Duché, Antoine de Bourgogne (1406-1415), AR double gros botdrager, 1410-1412, Louvain. D/ Lion assis à g., coiffé d'un heaume. A l'ex., LOVAN'. R/ Ecu écartelé de Brabant-Bourgogne sur une croix longue. Léger défaut de flan sur la tranche. Très Beau à Superbe. Provient de notre vente 59, 20 septembre 1999, 1253. (duchy of Brabant, Anthony of Burgundy, 1406-15, double groat from around 1410-12, Louvain mint. Obverse: lion seated left, wearng a helmet, "LOVAN'" in the exergue; reverse: quartered arms of Brabant and Burgundy over a long cross. Minor edge fault, Very Fine - Extremely Fine.)"
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, this specimen is 4,03 g.
Catalog reference: W. 435, Roberts-8303.
- Roberts, James N., The Silver Coins of Medieval France (476-1610 AD), S. Salem, NY: Attic Books, 1996.
- [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 151: Collection Paul Witte, Monnaies de Brabant, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2022.
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