was a counterfeit, and while I never found a precise answer for that I they text under his brother Joost, gave a description of their coins from these two sources,
Quote:Several members of the Bronckhorst family have minted coins in Batenburg and also in Gronsveld.
The coinage in Gronsveld covers a period of more than 300 years. Although most small counties had all discontinued their minting around 1495, Gronsveld (and Reckheim) continued to mint until the beginning of the 18th century. [1] The coinage started under the rule of Jan II van Gronsveld (1375-1386) and became more extensive after Dirk I van Bronckhorst-Batenburg (Anholt) . His second son, Hendrik, continued the coinage. Dirk heer van Honnepel 1493-1508 , Hendrik's successor, discontinues the coinage. Only 4 coins are known about him. [2]
The coinage is again intensively started by Jan van Bronckhorst-Batenburg lord van Gronsveld 1508-1559 .
There are no known coins of Joost van Bronckhorst. Philip , the king of Spain, as sovereign of the Netherlands, banned the circulation of coins of Batenburg, Thorn, Recheim, and Gronsveld in 1577 and 1578.
His brother and successor Jan van Bronckhorst Count of Gronsveld 1588-1617 managed to recognize his right to coin at the Westphalian kreitz. Under Jan Gronsveld coins were again minted, including liards ( ears ), a copper coin worth
Two Cents . The name of the earpiece has been preserved in the phrase having choked his last earpiece . Coinage was finally stopped in 1719.
I can find nothing on these coins in English, if you want a definitive answer as to who is on that coin you will need to look at French or Dutch sources. But I am comfortable assuming this was issued by a Lord of Gronsveld, with the reverse being some varient of baron de Batenburg, though They had several other possessions including Batenburg, Anholt, Gronsveld and Rimburg.
That counterfiet was also minted in Recheim so that might also be a place to look.
Posted 12/09/2020 02:19 am
