Description
Belgium, Brabant, Philip the Good (Philippe le Bon, 1430-67), gold Lion d’or (30s 0d), ND (1454-6), Malines (Mechelen) mint, lion seated left under a Gothic canopy, briquets on either side, PhS DEI GRA DVX BVRG BRAB DNS ML. Rev. The Duke’s arms on a floriate cross, SIT NOMEN DOMINI
BENEDICTVM AMEN (briquet), 4.21g (Del. 65; Witte II, 470; F. 29; cf Schneider 237 (but rev. legend ends ML); v G&H 3.1). Some weakness of strike as usual, good extremely fine, an excellent example; in NGC holder graded MS61, ‘ex Montagu collection’ on the label.
Ex Schulman auction 237, 18 March 1963, lot 1125
Ex Montagu Collection
