★ Grierson C19 ★

LOW COUNTRIES, Vlaanderen (Flanders). Lodewijk II van Male. 1346-1384. AV Gehelmde gouden leeuw (34mm, 5.32 g, 7h). Gand (Ghent) mint. LV DOVICVS DЄI GRΛ COm’ DnS : FLΛNDR IЄ, helmeted lion standing left before spired Gothic throne; FLΛnDRЄS below / + BЄnЄDICTVS QVI VЄnIT In nOmInЄ DOmInI, cross fleurée and feuillue; D’ in center; F L Λ n in quarters; all within tressure of 20 arcs. Grierson, Coins of Medieval Europe C19 ; V&S 265; Vanhoudt G2604; Delmonte, Or 460; Friedberg 157. Toned. EF.

From the Richard A. Jourdan Collection of Medieval European Coins. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 54 (14 June 2000), lot 2061.

While Lodewijk II van Male struck numerous imitations, his most interesting types were original in design.