1 Groat "Compagnon" - Louis II

Features

Issuer County of Flanders (Belgian States)
Count Louis II of Male (1346-1384)
Type Standard circulation coin
Years 1346-1364
Value 1 Groschen (Groot)
Currency Groot (864-1506)
Composition Silver (.500)
Weight 3.3 g
Diameter 26.5 mm
Shape Round (irregular)
Technique Hammered
Orientation Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
94861
References Boudeau# 2230,
Émile Boudeau; 2002. Catalogue général illustré et à prix marqués des monnaies françaises provinciales (4th edition). Les Chevau-Légers, Paris, France.
VGF# 219-221,
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, Gand, Belgium.
De Mey Flandr# 206-211
Jean René de Mey; 1986. Les monnaies des comtes de Flandre (1384-1556). Numismatic Pocket, Brussels, Belgium.

Obverse

Rampant lion left surrounded by legend (starting with a small cross) and a border of one lion and eleven parsley leaves.

Script: Latin

Lettering: ✠ MOnETA FLAnD'

Unabridged legend: Moneta Flandria

Translation: Coinage of Flanders.

Reverse

Long cross divides inner legend.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
BnDICTV: SIT: nOME: DnI: nRI: IhV: XPI:
LUDOVIC' x COMES

Unabridged legend:
Benedictum sit Nomen Domini Nostri Jesus Christi
Ludovicus Comes

Translation:
Blessed be the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Count Louis.

Mints

Bruges, Belgium (864-1754)
Ghent, Belgium
Mechelen, Belgium (1346-1585)

Comments

Leeuwengroot or groot met de leeuw in Dutch.

The lion groats of Louis I and Louis II can be differentiated by the punctuation of the legend obverse: eagle before MONETA on the groat of Louis I and the cross before MONETA for Louis II.

Between the 20th of january 1346 and the 28th of december 1373, 14.346.062 leeuwengroots were struck in Bruges, 3.295.225 in Mechelen and 48.915.766 in Ghent.

Literature: Gaillard 219-221 ; Haeck I-VIII

Variants:
A. Haecht has assigned variants to the known eight emissions of this type at the three Flemish mints, according to variations in these features:
- the parlsey leaves in the obverse border: thee lobes or five lobes
- the punctuation around the cross ✠ . None (diagnostic of Emission I), dot right of cross, dot on both sides of cross (diagnostic of Emission III), dot left of cross
- the shape of the letter O in COMES reverse: round (diagnostic of Emission II) or oval
- the presence of a dot at the tip of the Ls in FLAnD' and LVDOVIC' (diagnostic of Emissions VII/VIII)
- variations in the cloverleaf separating MOnETA and FLAnD
- shape of the letters A in MOnETA and FLAnd

Emission I , Ghent, January - November, 1346:
No dots around cross ✠ , parsley leaves with five lobes:

© Jean Elsen et Ses Fils

Emission II, Ghent and Bruges, November, 1346 - May, 1351:
Dot to right of cross ✠· Round letter O in COMES reverse.

© Jean Elsen et Ses Fils

Emission III, Bruges, May, 1351 - September, 1353:
Dots on both sides of cross ·✠·

 © Jean Elsen et Ses Fils

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Date Mintage VG F VF XF AU UNC Frequency
ND (1346)  719 994 0% Emission I - Ghent
ND (1346-1351)  13 869 824 3% Emission II - Ghent, Bruges
ND (1346-1364)  Photo 66 557 053 $ 90 86% Bruges, Ghent or Mechelen
ND (1351-1353)  8 197 860 8% Emission III - Bruges
ND (1353-1354)  318 120 0% Emission IV - Bruges
ND (1354-1359)  22 644 213 0% Emission V - Ghent, Mechelen
ND (1359-1361)  9 681 000 0% Emission VI - Ghent, Mechelen
ND (1361-1362)  1 989 000 0% Emission VII - Ghent
ND (1363-1364)  456 300 0% Emission VIII - Mechelen

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Past sales

Pictures Sale Date Version Grade Sold price
Picture 1 of a sold 1 Groat "Compagnon" - Louis II
Schulman
Auction 368
Lot 909
Internet Archive
28 Oct 2021 ND (1346-1364) – Bruges, Ghent or Mechelen VF
(Zeer fraai +)
USD 118.68
(EUR 110.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
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