Austrian Netherlands 1750(l) 1/2 ducaton

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Jean Elsen sale 160, lot 1403
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This specimen was lot 1403 in Jean Elsen sale 160 (Brussels, November 2024), where it sold for €140 (about US$177 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"VLAANDEREN, Graafschap, Maria Theresia (1740-1780), AR halve dukaton, 1750, Brugge. Vz/ Bb. r. Kz/ Gekroond wapenschild op een Bourgondisch kruis. bijna Zeer Fraai. (county of Flanders, Maria Theresia, 1740-80, silver half ducaton of 1750, Bruges mint. about very fine.)"

This type was struck 1749-54 at Antwerp and Bruges (shown here). It was superseded by the half kronenthaler struck in the names of both Maria Theresia and emperor Francis of Lorraine.

Recorded mintage: unknown but a common date.

Specification: 16.5 g, silver, 34 mm diameter, this specimen is 16,57 g.

Catalog reference: KM 7, Delm-380; VH 815.

Source:

  • Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
  • [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 160, Collection de deniers liegeois et Collection de monnaies d'or francaises, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2024.

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