Gold Écu "with Lion" - Louis II de Male
Features
| Issuer |
County of Flanders
(Belgian States)  |
|---|---|
| Count |
Louis II of Male (1346-1384)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 1370-1384 |
| Value | 1 Gold Ecu (Gouden schild) |
| Currency | Groot (864-1506) |
| Composition | Gold |
| Weight | 4.49 g |
| Diameter | 30 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 309471 |
| References | Delmonte G# 466 André Delmonte; 1964. Le Benelux d'or. Jacques Schulman, Amsterdam, Netherlands (1 volumes). Coin & Currency Institute (publisher). Gold Coins of the World. Coin & Currency Institute (7 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
The count seated in a gothic stall wearing a crown of roses, holding a sword upright in his right hand, and resting his left hand on a shield
Script: Latin (uncial)
Lettering: ✠ LVDOVICVS ⁑ DEI ˣ ˣ GRA ˣ COᙏ' ˣ Ƶ ⁑ DꞂS ⁑ FLAꞂD'
Lettering (regular font): ✠ LVDOVICVS ⁑ DEI ˣ ˣ GRA ˣ COᙏ' ˣ Ƶ ⁑ DꞂS ⁑ FLAꞂD'
Unabridged legend: Ludovicus Dei Gratia Comes Et Dominus Flandriae
Translation: Louis, by God's grace Count and Lord of Flanders
Reverse
Triple floriate cross inside a polylobe with leaves at the (interior) cusps, and rosettes in the exterior angles.
Script: Latin (uncial)
Lettering: ✠ XPC ⦂ VIИCIT ⦂ XPC ⦂ REGИAT ⦂ XPC ⦂ IИPERAT
Lettering (regular font): ✠ XPC ⦂ VINCIT ⦂ XPC ⦂ REGNAT ⦂ XPC ⦂ INPERAT
Unabridged legend: Christus vincit, Christus regnat, Christus imperat
Translation: Christ conquers, Christ reigns, Christ commands
Mints
| Ghent, Belgium | |
| Mechelen, Belgium (1346-1585) |
Comments
Gouden Schild met de Leeuw / Écu d'Or au Lion
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| Date | Mintage | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | ||||||||
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| ND (1370-1384) | 
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Numista Rarity index: 95
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Past sales
| Pictures | Sale | Date | Grade | Sold price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Künker Auction 437 Lot 446 
|
28 Jan 2026 |
AU (NGC MS65) |
USD 6387.59
(EUR 5500.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
|
| © Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co. KG, Osnabrück and Lübke & Wiedemann KG, Leonberg | |||||
 |
Warszawskie Centrum Numizmatyc Auction 70 Lot 99
|
21 Apr 2018 | XF |
USD 1438.78
(PLN 5250.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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| © Warszawskie Centrum Numizmatyczne s.j. | |||||
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