LOW COUNTRIES, Vlaanderen (Flanders [County]). Lodewijk II van Male. 1346-1384. AV Gouden rijder – Franc à cheval (29mm, 3.79 g, 2h). Gand (Ghent) mint or Mechelen (Malines) mint. Struck 1361-1364. NGC MS 61.Triton XXVII World, Gold Sold For $ 3 250. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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LOW COUNTRIES, Vlaanderen (Flanders [County]). Lodewijk II van Male. 1346-1384. AV Gouden rijder – Franc à cheval (29mm, 3.79 g, 2h). Gand (Ghent) mint or Mechelen (Malines) mint. Struck 1361-1364. Armored knight on caparisoned horse left, holding reins and raised sword / Cross fleurée and feuillue; in center of cross, pellet within quadrilobe, each arc ending in palmette; all within quadrilobe; trilobes in spandrels. Elsen 27; Delmonte, Or 458; De Mey, Flanders 193; Vanhoudt G2602; Friedberg 156. In NGC encapsulation 6532176-009, graded MS 61. Excellent detail to horseman. |