Gold Lion - John the Fearless
Features
| Issuer |
Burgundian Netherlands
(County of Flanders, Belgian States)
 |
|---|---|
| Duke |
John the Fearless (1404-1419)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 1409-1419 |
| Value | 1 Gold Lion |
| Currency | Groot (864-1506) |
| Composition | Gold |
| Weight | 4.51 g |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 395861 |
| References | Delmonte G# 477 André Delmonte; 1964. Le Benelux d'or. Jacques Schulman, Amsterdam, Netherlands (1 volumes). |
Obverse
Helmeted lion seated, facing left, in a Gothic stall. Place name in exergue.
Script: Latin (uncial)
Lettering:
IOhS ⁑ DVX ⁑ BVRG ⁑ COM ⁑ Z ⁑ DnS ⁑ FLAnDRIE
FLAND
Lettering (regular font):
IOHS ⁑ DVX ⁑ BVRG ⁑ COM ⁑ Z ⁑ DNS ⁑ FLANDRIE
FLAND
Unabridged legend:
Iohannes Dux Burgundiae Comes et Dominus Flandriae
Flandriae
Translation: John, Duke of Burgundy, Count and Lord of Flanders
Reverse
Floriate cross inside a quadrilobe with lilies and lions in the exterior angles and initial I in center.
Script: Latin (uncial)
Lettering:
✠ XPC ⁑ VINCIT ⁑ XPC ⁑ REGNAT ⁑ XPC ⁑ IMPERAT
I
Lettering (regular font):
✠ XPC ⁑ VINCIT ⁑ XPC ⁑ REGNAT ⁑ XPC ⁑ IMPERAT
I
Unabridged legend: Christus vincit, Christus regnat, Christus imperat
Translation:
Christ conquers, Christ rules, Christ commands
John
Mint
Ghent, BelgiumComments
de Pas (p. 38) references an ordinance of 1409 that specifies a gold coin of this size (54 to a Troyes mark) valued at 36 groats.
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
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Numista Rarity index: 97
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