Flanders – Lodewijk II van Male (1346–1384) – Double Gros / ‘Botdrager’ – ND (1365–1367) – Ghent
Silver double gros, also known as a silver lion or plak and commonly described as a ‘botdrager’. First issue, struck at Ghent circa 1365–1367, with parsley-leaf stops in the reverse inner legend.
Obverse: Lion seated left, wearing a crowned tournament helmet surmounted by a winged lion’s-head crest, within a multilobed border. Legend of the type: LVDOVICVS DEI GRA COMES Z DNS FLANDRIE.
Reverse: Short cross fleurée surrounded by two concentric legends. Inner legend: MONETA DE FLANDRIA, divided by parsley-leaf stops. Outer legend: BENEDICTVS QVI VENIT IN NOMINE DOMINI. Portions of the lettering are weak or indistinct.
References: Gaillard 223; Vanhoudt G2606.
Metal: Silver.
Weight: 3.99 g.
Diameter: 31.6 mm.
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