1 Groat - Louis I of Nevers with border
Features
| Issuer |
County of Flanders
(Belgian States)  |
|---|---|
| Count |
Louis I of Nevers (1322-1346)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 1337-1346 |
| Value | 1 Groschen (Groot) |
| Currency | Groot (864-1506) |
| Composition | Srebro |
| Weight | 3.8 g |
| Shape | Okrągły (nieregularny) |
| Technique | Młotkowana |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 303870 |
| References | VGF# 201, 202, etc. Victor Gaillard; 1857. Recherches sur les monnaies des comtes de Flandre, depuis les temps les plus reculés jusqu'à l'avénement de la maison de Bourgogne. Duquense, Gent, Belgium. |
Obverse
(en) Rampant lion facing left, inside a border of 12 encircled holly leaves.
Script: łacina (uncjalna)
Lettering: MONETA FLAND
Lettering (regular font): MONETA FLAND
Unabridged legend: Moneta Flandriae
Reverse
(en) Cross pattee intersecting interior legend, but not exterior legend.
Script: łacina (uncjalna)
Lettering:
LVDOVIC' COMES
+BnDICTV : SIT : nOme : DnI : nRI : IhV : XPI
Lettering (regular font):
LVDOVIC' COMES
+BNDICTV : SIT : NOME : DNI : NRI : IHV : XPI
Unabridged legend:
Ludovicus Comes
Benedictum Sit Nomen Domini Nostri Dei Iesu Christi
Mint
Ghent, BelgiumComments
(en) Known as Leeuwengroot in Dutch.
There are numerous varieties of this type, differing in the obverse details:
Gaillard 202 (main photos) 1337-1338
Gaillard 201 1340-1343. Obv the border is 1 lion (12:00) and 11 holly leafs:
copyright @Jean Elsen et ses Fils
Gaillard 219 1345-1346. Obv the border is 1 lion (12:00) and 11 holly leafs. Legend starts with a cross, and has a trefoil between MOneTA and FLAND'
copyright @Jean Elsen et ses Fils
The leeuwengroot of Lodewijk / Louis I without the holly leaf border is a different (and rarer) type
There are numerous varieties of this type, differing in the obverse details:
Gaillard 202 (main photos) 1337-1338
Gaillard 201 1340-1343. Obv the border is 1 lion (12:00) and 11 holly leafs:
copyright @Jean Elsen et ses Fils
Gaillard 219 1345-1346. Obv the border is 1 lion (12:00) and 11 holly leafs. Legend starts with a cross, and has a trefoil between MOneTA and FLAND'
copyright @Jean Elsen et ses Fils
The leeuwengroot of Lodewijk / Louis I without the holly leaf border is a different (and rarer) type
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
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| ND (1337-1346) | 
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Numista Rarity index: 90
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Past sales
| Pictures | Sale | Date | Grade | Sold price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Katz Auction 90 Lot 137 
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18 Jul 2023 | VF |
USD 20.92
(EUR 18.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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