Esterlin - Jean the Blind ND

Reverse

Long patted cross dividing the legend quartering and 4 groups with 3 dots. Legend between two pearled circles

Script: Latin (uncial)

Lettering: LVC ENB GEN SIS

Lettering (regular font): LVC ENB GEN SIS

Translation: Luxembourg

Edge

Plain

Comment

Esterlin among the most common of Jean the Blind (1309-1346), undated, struck at the Luxembourg City mint around 1320.

As with all Luxembourg coins, Jean the Blind is called King of Bohemia REX B. He took the title of count only on two esterlins (see L#57-1 and L#100-1) and the title of Poland on some esterlins struck until 1333.

With this esterlin begin the "lushbournes" for real, namely the products of a dishonest coinage, designed to mislead the public through the alteration of certain words and the skillful assembly of some other (Bernays & Vannerus, p. 112)

Average weight on 113 coins listed by Weiller: 1.12 g.
Max weight: 1.45 g.

Variants of the legend and punctuation:

• Obverse:
  

a. +EIWAnES DNS Z REX B (A without horizontal bar, with DNS)
Bernays et Vannerus mention a apostrophe at the end of the legend
 . +EIWAnES DHS Z REX B (A without horizontal bar, with DHS)
a'. +EIWAnES DNS Z REX B (A with horizontal bar)
b. +EWAnES DNS Z REX B
c. +EIWAnES DNS Z REX. B.

• Reverse:
  

a. LVC ENB GEN SIS (with GEN)
 . LVC EINB GEN SIS (listed in the DSML)
 . LVC ENB GEH SIS (with GEH)
 . LVC ENB EIMB SIS (EIMB at E round and MB contiguous, error reported by Weiller)
a'. LVC ENB EEN SIS (EEN with first E round)
b. LOC ENB GEN SIS (with GEN)
 . LOC ENB GEH SIS (with GEH)
 . LOC EEIB GEH SIS (EEIB with first E round, then EI with slash, error reported by Weiller)

Other varieties exist.

Some sales:

• Heidelberger M. Auc 53 l.773
  

• Heidelberger M. Auc. 60 l.839
  

• Elsen Auc. 119 l.1059
  

• Aurea Auc. 50 l.532
  

Interesting fact