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2 Groats 'Braspenning' - Philip the Good
| Issuer | Namur, County of |
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| Year | 1421-1429 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse script | Latin (uncial) |
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| Mintage | ND (1421-1429) |
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Philip the Good inherited Namur in 1421 through purchase from Jean III, who sold the county outright to settle debts — making Namur one of the few territories Philip acquired by transaction rather than inheritance or military seizure. The *braspenning* denomination, a Low Countries adaptation of the French gros, circulated across a monetary zone where multiple overlapping coinages competed, and Philip's aggressive policy of issuing locally distinct types in each county was as much about asserting jurisdictional authority as meeting commercial demand.
DePas distinguishes two numbered varieties for this type, suggesting die or standard changes within the eight-year window.