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Triton XXIII 14-15 Jan 2020
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LOW COUNTRIES, Vlaanderen (Flanders). Lodewijk II van Male. 1346-1384. AV Oude gouden helm (36.5mm, 6.88 g, 5h). Gand (Ghent) mint. L V DOVICVS DЄI GRΛ COm' DnS : FLΛNDR I Є, helmeted coat-of arms with lion rampant supporters; all within Gothic canopy; FLΛnDRЄS below / + BЄИЄDICTVS QVI VЄИIT IИ ИOmInЄ DOmIИI, cross fleurée and feuillue; D in central quadrilobe; F L Λ n in quarters with eagle above each; all within angled octalobe; trefoils flanking angles; double saltire stops. Grierson, Coins of Medieval Europe, p. 159; V&S 267; Vanhoudt G2609; Delmonte, Or 462; Friedberg 159. A splendid coin. Lightly toned. EF. Very rare.
From the Richard A. Jourdan Collection of Medieval European Coins. Ex Münzen und Medaillen AG 95 (4 October 2004), lot 207.
The 14th century gold coins of the Low Countries vie with those of France to the claim of 'the high point of Gothic art' in numismatics. The earliest issues were imitations of French royal gold types – however, several entirely original types followed, the Heaume d'or of Louis (Lodewijk) II being both the largest and most elaborate.
From the Richard A. Jourdan Collection of Medieval European Coins. Ex Münzen und Medaillen AG 95 (4 October 2004), lot 207.
The 14th century gold coins of the Low Countries vie with those of France to the claim of 'the high point of Gothic art' in numismatics. The earliest issues were imitations of French royal gold types – however, several entirely original types followed, the Heaume d'or of Louis (Lodewijk) II being both the largest and most elaborate.