Utrecht (1342-64) groot
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 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.
- [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
- Utrecht (1433-55) goldgulden Fr-188, Rudolf von Diepholz
- Coins and currency dated 1342