2 Groats "Dobbelen Penninck Jans" - John IV
Features
| Issuer |
Duchy of Brabant
(Belgian States)  |
|---|---|
| Duke |
John IV (1415-1427)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 1417-1419 |
| Value | 2 Groschen (Groot) |
| Currency | Groot (1183-1506) |
| Composition | Bilon (.407 srebro) (increasing to 0.522) |
| Weight | 4.65 g |
| Diameter | 30 mm |
| Shape | Okrągły (nieregularny) |
| Technique | Młotkowana |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 104046 |
| References | Witte# 443 Alphonse de Witte. Histoire monétaire des Comtes de Louvain, Ducs de Brabant et marquis du Saint Empire Romain. Veuve de Backer, Antwerpen, Belgium (3 volumes). |
Obverse
(en) Helmet atop the side-by-side shields of Burgundy-Brabant and Brabant
Script: łacina (uncjalna)
Lettering: IOHANES DI GA DX BABANTI ET LIMB
Lettering (regular font): IOHANES DI GA DX BABANTI ET LIMB
Unabridged legend: Iohannes Dei Gratia Dux Brabantiae Et Limburgensis
Reverse
(en) Cross pattee with alternating lions and lilies in the angles
Script: łacina (uncjalna)
Lettering: MONETA NOVA DVC BRABANTI ET LIMB
Lettering (regular font): MONETA NOVA DVC BRABANTI ET LIMB
Unabridged legend: Moneta Nova Ducis Brabantiae Et Limburgensis
Mints
| Maastricht, Netherlands (565-1794) | |
| Vilvoorde, Belgium (1210-1417) |
Comments
(en)
The type was copied from the money of the Count of Flanders, John without Fear. According to de Witte, the composition was specified at 5 deniers 2 ¼ grains argent-le-roi (0.407) and 50 ½ to the mark (4.84 gr.) for production at Vilvoorde in 1417, and at 6 deniers 13 grains (0.522), 4.79 grams for the 1419 production at Maastricht.
There are two varieties according to whether the A are barred (2d emission according to Elsen) or are not (1st emission).
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| Date | Mintage | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | Frequency | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| ND (1417) | 468 135 | (en) Vilvoorde | 75% | ||||||||||||
| ND (1418-1419) | 473 135 | (en) Maastricht | 75% | ||||||||||||
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Numista Rarity index: 93
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Bullion value: USD 4.12
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Actual bilon weight: 0.061 oz
Current bilon price: 0.00 USD/oz
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