Griffon - Philip the Handsome, Regency
Features
| Issuer |
Duchy of Brabant
(Belgian States)  |
|---|---|
| Regent |
Philip III (1482-1494)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 1487-1488 |
| Value | 1 Griffon (4) |
| Currency | Groot (1183-1506) |
| Composition | Bilon (.480 srebro) (and 0.440) |
| Weight | 3.33 g |
| Diameter | 28 mm |
| Shape | Okrągły (nieregularny) |
| Technique | Młotkowana |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 98916 |
| References | Gelder Hoc# 70-1 Hendrik Enno van Gelder, Marcel René Benoît Ghislain Hoc; 1960. Les Monnaies des Pays-Bas bourguignons et espagnols 1434-1713: Répertoire général. Jacques Schulman, Amsterdam, Netherlands. Hugo Vanhoudt. De munten van de Bourgondische, Spaanse en Oostenrijkse Nederlanden en van de Franse en Hollandse periode. Vanhoudt, Heverlee, Belgium (2 volumes). |
Obverse
(en) Rampant griffon facing left, holding a firesteel in one hand and a flint in the other. Legend starts with crown
Script: łaciński
Lettering: DENARI ⸰ SIMPLEX ⸰NOIAT ⸰ GRIFO[NUS]
Unabridged legend: Denari Simplex Nominatus Grifonus
Reverse
(en) Shield of Austria-Burgundy over a long cross pattee that intersects legend
Script: łaciński
Lettering: DEV ⸰ PLVS ⸰ AMA QVA ⸰ ARGENTV'
Unabridged legend: Deum Plus Ama Qua Argentum
Mints
| Antwerp, Belgium (600-1814) | |
| Mechelen, Belgium (1346-1585) |
Comments
(en) Silver 1487 (.480) Silver 1488 (.440)
A. de Witte #561 A nearly identical type was issued for Flanders and Holland (see references below). They can be distinguished by the punctuation (annelets for Brabant).
By a decree of 20 April, 1487, Maximilian tried to establish a new currency system in the Burgundian Netherlands based on the gold real (14.4 g. pure gold) and the silver real (7.0 grams 0.900 fine), with the equivalents 1 gold real = 24 silver reals; 1 silver real = 4 griffons (1.75 g., 0.88 fine) = 24 groats (1.24 g., 0.200 fine). By the time the first Brabant coins were struck in July, 1487, the values had changed to 1 silver real (7.2 g.) = 4 griffons (3.35 g. , 0.480 fine)= 16 groats (1.81 g., 0.214).
These types were produced for less than two years, and were replaced by types resembling earlier issues (groats and their fractions, patards, briquets, etc.).
A. de Witte #561 A nearly identical type was issued for Flanders and Holland (see references below). They can be distinguished by the punctuation (annelets for Brabant).
By a decree of 20 April, 1487, Maximilian tried to establish a new currency system in the Burgundian Netherlands based on the gold real (14.4 g. pure gold) and the silver real (7.0 grams 0.900 fine), with the equivalents 1 gold real = 24 silver reals; 1 silver real = 4 griffons (1.75 g., 0.88 fine) = 24 groats (1.24 g., 0.200 fine). By the time the first Brabant coins were struck in July, 1487, the values had changed to 1 silver real (7.2 g.) = 4 griffons (3.35 g. , 0.480 fine)= 16 groats (1.81 g., 0.214).
These types were produced for less than two years, and were replaced by types resembling earlier issues (groats and their fractions, patards, briquets, etc.).
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| Date | Mintage | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| ND (1487-1488) | 2 218 601 | ||||||||||||||
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Numista Rarity index: 93
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Bullion value: USD 3.55
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Actual bilon weight: 0.051 oz
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