2 Stivers "Vuurijzer" - Charles the Bold
Features
| Issuer |
Burgundian Netherlands
(County of Flanders, Belgian States)
 |
|---|---|
| Duke |
Charles I (1467-1477)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 1474-1475 |
| Value | 2 Patards (Stivers) (4) |
| Currency | Groot (864-1506) |
| Composition | Silver |
| Weight | 2.92 g |
| Diameter | 26 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 309007 |
| References | DePas# 13, 65 Louis François Joseph Deschamps de Pas; 1863. Essai sur l'histoire monétaire des Comtes de Flandre de la Maison de Bourgogne: et descriptions de leurs monnaies d'or et d'argent. Self-published, Paris, France. 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. Robert A. Levinson; 2007. The Early Dated Coins of Europe, 1234-1500 (1st Edition). Coin & Currency Institute, Clifton, New Jersey, United States. |
Obverse
Two seated lions, facing each other. A firesteel (vuuriijzer) above and between them, a sunburst in the exergue
Script: Latin (uncial)
Lettering: ✠ KAROLVS ⁑ DEI ⁑ GRA ⁑ DVX ⁑ BVRG ⁑ CO ⁑ FL
Lettering (regular font): ✠ KAROLVS ⁑ DEI ⁑ GRA ⁑ DVX ⁑ BVRG ⁑ CO ⁑ FL
Unabridged legend: Karolus Dei Gratia Dux Burgundiae Comes Flandriae
Translation: Charles, by God's Grace, Duke of Burgundy and Count of Flanders
Reverse
Burgundian arms over floriate cross. Date at end of legend.
Script: Latin (uncial)
Lettering: SALVVM · FAC : POPVLV : TVV · DnE 1474
Lettering (regular font): SALVVM · FAC : POPVLV : TVV · DNE 1474
Unabridged legend: Salvum Fac Populum Tuum Domine
Mint
Bruges, Belgium (864-1754)Comments
Coins from this reign dated 1474 are the earliest dated coins of the County of Flanders,
The weight of 2.92 g was the median of 20 well conserved examples from a search in acsearch in October 2021. Typical weight range is 2.8 - 3.0 g
The weight of 2.92 g was the median of 20 well conserved examples from a search in acsearch in October 2021. Typical weight range is 2.8 - 3.0 g
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| 1474 | Levinson II-14 | ||||||||||||||
| 1475 | Levinson II-20 | ||||||||||||||
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Numista Rarity index: 95
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