Lot 908
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Loos, Thierry de Heinsberg (1336-61), Florin d'or au St. Jean, 3.50g., lis, +DEORI - C:COMES, rev. St. John standing, m.m. eagle (Del.237 (R4); F.227; Menadier 114.13; v.d.Ch.-), some weakness, otherwise nearly very fine, of the highest rarity - probably the second known specimen, the other being in the Cabinet de Medailles, Brussels
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Loos, Thierry de Heinsberg (1336-61), Florin d'or au St. Jean, 3.50g., lis, +DEORI - C:COMES, rev. St. John standing, m.m. eagle (Del.237 (R4); F.227; Menadier 114.13; v.d.Ch.-), some weakness, otherwise nearly very fine, of the highest rarity - probably the second known specimen, the other being in the Cabinet de Medailles, Brussels

Details
Loos, Thierry de Heinsberg (1336-61), Florin d'or au St. Jean, 3.50g., lis, +DEORI - C:COMES, rev. St. John standing, m.m. eagle (Del.237 (R4); F.227; Menadier 114.13; v.d.Ch.-), some weakness, otherwise nearly very fine, of the highest rarity - probably the second known specimen, the other being in the Cabinet de Medailles, Brussels
Provenance
J. Schulman, 19 January 1931, lot 2055
J. Schulman, 5 February 1947, lot 171
J. Schulman, 18-21 November, 1985, lot 1386
Special notice
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.

Lot Essay

It has been suggested because the ruler's name is given in the German form, rather than French which was usual on Florins of Loos, that this issue may have been intended for Heinsberg.