2 Groats "Botdrager" - Louis II
Features
| Issuer |
County of Flanders
(Belgian States)  |
|---|---|
| Count |
Louis II of Male (1346-1384)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 1365-1383 |
| Value | 2 Groschen (Groot) |
| Currency | Groot (864-1506) |
| Composition | Srebro |
| Weight | 4.12 g |
| Diameter | 33 mm |
| Shape | Okrągły (nieregularny) |
| Technique | Młotkowana |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 48544 |
| References | Boudeau# 2232 Élie Boudeau. Monnaies Françaises Provinciales (4 volumes).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) Lion seated on the left, his head covered with a helmet, in an epicycloid.
Script: łacina (uncjalna)
Lettering: LVDOVICVS : DEI : GRA : COmES : Z : DNS : FLAnDRIE
Lettering (regular font): LVDOVICVS : DEI : GRA : COMES : Z : DNS : FLANDRIE
Unabridged legend: Ludovicus Dei Gratia Comes Et Dominus Flandriae
Reverse
Krzyż z kwiatów
Script: łacina (uncjalna)
Lettering:
+ MONETA DE FLANDRIA
+ BENEDICTVS: QVI: VENIT: IN: NOmINE: DOmINE.
Lettering (regular font):
+ MONETA DE FLANDRIA
+ BENEDICTVS: QVI: VENIT: IN: NOMINE: DOMINE.
Unabridged legend:
Moneta De Flandriae
Benedictus Qui Venit In Nomine Domini
Mints
| Ghent, Belgium | |
| Mechelen, Belgium (1346-1585) |
Comments
(en) Another name for this coin type is the Botdrager.
Elsen differentiates 5 subtypes corresponding to 5 emissions known from mint records, as follows, based on the punctuation of the legends, and the shape of the letter Є:
1st emission, 1365-1367, Ghent mint. Gaillard 223. On the reverse, the interior legend is divided by parsley leaves.
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2nd emission, 1368, Ghent. Gaillard 224. Reverse, the interior legend is divided by a clover/trefoil. Outside legend punctuated by triple dots.
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3rd emission, 1368-69, Ghent. Gaillard 224. Reverse, the interior legend is divided by a clover/trefoil and the outside legend has letter Є which is pointed on its back, and punctuation by triple dots
4th emission, 1373-1377, Ghent. Gaillard 224. Reverse, the interior legend is divided by a clover/trefoil, the outside legend has normal letter Є, and punctuation by double dots (main photos)
5th emission, 1380-1383, Mechelen mint. The letter Є is pointed in both the obverse and reverse legends. Reverse interior legend is divided by a clover/trefoil, and outside legend is punctuated by double dots.
Copyright @Jean Elsen et ses Fils
Elsen differentiates 5 subtypes corresponding to 5 emissions known from mint records, as follows, based on the punctuation of the legends, and the shape of the letter Є:
1st emission, 1365-1367, Ghent mint. Gaillard 223. On the reverse, the interior legend is divided by parsley leaves.
Copyright @Jean Elsen et ses Fils
2nd emission, 1368, Ghent. Gaillard 224. Reverse, the interior legend is divided by a clover/trefoil. Outside legend punctuated by triple dots.
Copyright @Jean Elsen et ses Fils
3rd emission, 1368-69, Ghent. Gaillard 224. Reverse, the interior legend is divided by a clover/trefoil and the outside legend has letter Є which is pointed on its back, and punctuation by triple dots
4th emission, 1373-1377, Ghent. Gaillard 224. Reverse, the interior legend is divided by a clover/trefoil, the outside legend has normal letter Є, and punctuation by double dots (main photos)
5th emission, 1380-1383, Mechelen mint. The letter Є is pointed in both the obverse and reverse legends. Reverse interior legend is divided by a clover/trefoil, and outside legend is punctuated by double dots.
Copyright @Jean Elsen et ses Fils
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| Date | Mintage | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | Frequency | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| ND (1365-1377) | 23 216 450 | $ 140 | (en) Ghent | 96% | |||||||||||
| ND (1380-1383) | 6 384 176 | (en) Malines | 4% | ||||||||||||
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