Esterlin - Jean the Blind
Features
| Issuer |
County of Luxembourg
(Luxembourg)
 |
|---|---|
| Count |
Jean the Blind (1310-1346)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 1344-1346 |
| Value | Sterling (1⁄60) |
| Currency | Livre Tournois (963-1353) |
| Composition | Silver |
| Weight | 0.85 g |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 46992 |
| References | L# 57-1 Romain Probst; 2003. Prifix: catalogue illustré des monnaies luxembourgeoises (1026 - 2001). Banque du Timbre et Lux-Numis, Luxembourg, Luxembourg. Raymond Weiller; 1977. Les Monnaies Luxembourgeoises = Luxembourgish Coins. Institut supérieur d'archéologie et d'histoire de l'art, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium. Édouard Bernays, Jules Vannérus. Histoire numismatique du comté puis duché de Luxembourg et de ses fiefs (2 volumes).Nicholas Julian Mayhew; 1983. Sterling imitations of Edwardian type. Royal Numismatic Society, London, United Kingdom. |
Series: Edwardian Sterling Imitations
Obverse
Crowned head en face, with long curls covering the ears. Surrounded by the legend between two pearles circles.
Script: Latin (uncial)
Lettering: +EIWANES DI GRA REX B
Lettering (regular font): +EIWANES DI GRA REX B
Reverse
Patted long cross dividing the legend, quartering with 3 globules in each quarter. Legend between two pearled circles.
Script: Latin (uncial)
Lettering: COM ESL VCEB VOR
Lettering (regular font): COM ESL VCEB VOR
Translation: Count of Luxembourg
Edge
Plain
Mint
Luxembourg, Luxembourg (1026-1795)Comments
This piece directly imitates Edward III's Anglo-Saxon denier by copying the obverse with the crowned head from the obverse, framed by long curls covering the ears and on the reverse with a cross confined by 4 groups of 3 globules dividing the legend.
Often referred to as "lushbournes" or "lussenburgers", these coins were imported massively into England, and caused great harm as they were of lighter weight and composition.
Comparing the weight of the esterlin (1.04 g) with Anglo-Saxon deniers, Chautard had noticed that the Luxembourgish coin had a lower weight. (BV, p. 100, 114)
The average weight of 13 coins listed by Weiller was 0.85 g. (Weiller, p. 31)
As on all Luxembourg coins, Jean the Blind is called king of Bohemia REX B. This coin is one of only two coins (see also L#100-1) where he takes the title of Count of Luxembourg COM ES
Varieties of legends and punctuation:
- Obverse:
a. +ЄIWAnES DI GRA REX B
b. +ЄDWAnES DS REGISV B
c. +ЄIWAnES ₀DI₀ GRA REX B
- Reverse:
a. COM ЄSL VCEB VOB
b. COM ESL VCEB OVR
c. COM ЄSL VCEB VOR
More than half of these coins are still in the Medal Cabinet of Copenhagen. Among the coins of Weiller, 8 came from treasures B.123 (Marche-en-Famenne, Belgium, 1922), B146 (Kirial, Denmark, 1967) and B152 (Saerslev, Denmark, 1910)
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
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