Edwardian Sterlings
John of Louvain, 1285-1309, Herstal
John "Tristan" of Louvain (1275-1309) was lord of Gaesbeek, Herstal and Montcornet.
He married Félicité of Luxembourg (1275-1336) in 1298. They got 3 children.
His grandfather, Godfrey of Louvain, the first lord of Gaesbeek, let the Gaasbeek Castle build around 1240 to protect Brabant against invasions from Flanders and Hainault, but it was destroyed in 1388.
Sources and more info.
Sterling, John of Louvain, Herstal, ca. 1298, Mayhew 80
| Reign/Issue Authority: | John of Louvain |
| Denomination/Type: | Sterling, Crockard type |
| Mint: | Herstal |
| Issue date: | Ca. 1298 |
| Weight: | 1,11 gr |
| Diameter: | 17x18 mm |
| Rarity: | R3 |
| Reference: | Mayhew 80 |
| Catalogue #: | 0191 |
| Obverse description: | Bust facing, wearing chaplet of roses. |
| Obverse legend: | +∘IOhЄS∘DЄ∘LOVAnIO∘ |
| Reverse description: | Long cross pattee with three pellets in each angle. |
| Reverse legend: | MOn ЄTh ARS TЄL |
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Sterling, John of Louvain, Herstal, ca. 1298, Mayhew 82a/d
| Reign/Issue Authority: | John of Louvain |
| Denomination/Type: | Sterling, Crockard type |
| Mint: | Herstal |
| Issue date: | Ca. 1298 |
| Weight: | 1,23 gr |
| Diameter: | 19x20 mm |
| Rarity: | R3 |
| Reference: | Mayhew 82a/d |
| Catalogue #: | 0244 |
| Obverse description: | Bust facing, wearing chaplet of roses, flower ornament on breast. |
| Obverse legend: | +∘IOhЄS∘DЄ∘LOVAnIO∘ |
| Reverse description: | Long cross pattee with three pellets in each angle. |
| Reverse legend: |  DnS DЄh ARS TЄL |
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Sterling, John of Louvain, Herstal, ca. 1298, Mayhew 82c
| Reign/Issue Authority: | John of Louvain |
| Denomination/Type: | Sterling, Crockard type |
| Mint: | Herstal |
| Issue date: | Ca. 1298 |
| Weight: | 1,39 gr |
| Diameter: | 20 mm |
| Rarity: | R3 |
| Reference: | Mayhew 82c |
| Catalogue #: | 0107 |
| Obverse description: | Bust facing, wearing chaplet of roses. |
| Obverse legend: | +∘IOhЄS∘DЄ∘LOVAnIO∘ |
| Reverse description: | Long cross pattee with three pellets in each angle. |
| Reverse legend: | DnS DЄh ARS TЄL |
| Extra info: | Lacking flower ornament on breast. |
Sterling, John of Louvain, Herstal, ca. 1298, Mayhew 84
| Reign/Issue Authority: | John of Louvain |
| Denomination/Type: | Sterling, Crockard type |
| Mint: | Herstal |
| Issue date: | Ca. 1298 |
| Weight: | 1,01 gr |
| Diameter: | 13x17 mm |
| Rarity: | R1 |
| Reference: | Mayhew 84 |
| Catalogue #: | 0011 |
| Obverse description: | Bust facing, wearing chaplet of roses. |
| Obverse legend: | +IOhAnnЄS [DЄL]OVAnIO |
| Reverse description: | Long cross pattee with three pellets in each angle. |
| Reverse legend: | [Dn]S DЄh ARS TЄ[L] |
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Sterling, John of Louvain, Herstal, ca. 1298, Mayhew xx
| Reign/Issue Authority: | John of Louvain |
| Denomination/Type: | Sterling, Crockard type |
| Mint: | Herstal |
| Issue date: | Ca. 1298 |
| Weight: | 0,87 gr |
| Diameter: | 18 mm |
| Rarity: | R5 |
| Reference: | Mayhew xx |
| Catalogue #: | 0254 |
| Obverse description: | Bust facing, wearing chaplet of roses. |
| Obverse legend: | +IOhЄSDЄLOVAnIO |
| Reverse description: | Long cross pattee with three pellets in each angle. |
| Reverse legend: | DnS DЄh ARS TЄL |
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