LOW COUNTRIES, Vlaanderen (Flanders). Lodewijk II van Male. 1346-1384. AV Oude gouden helm (36.5mm, 6.88 g, 5h). Gand (Ghent) mint.Triton XXIII – Session Four – World Coinage Part II, British Coinage and Medals, and Large Lots World, Gold Sold For $ 25 000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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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. |