Austrian Netherlands 1752(h) ducaton Dav-1280

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Jean Elsen sale 158, lot 665

This specimen was lot 665 in Jean Elsen sale 158 (Brussels, March 2024), where it sold for €300 (about US$390 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"BRABANT, Duché, Marie-Thérèse (1740-1780), AR ducaton, 1752, Anvers. D/ B. dr. et diad. à d., sans pendant d'oreille. R/ Ecu couronné sur une croix de Bourgogne. Nettoyé. Léger défaut de flan et tache de vert-de-gris sur la tranche. Très Beau à Superbe. (duchy of Brabant, Maria Theresia, 1740-80, silver ducaton of 1752, Antwerp mint. Obverse: draped and diademed bust right with earring; reverse: crowned arms over a Burgundian cross. Cleaned, small planchet defect and touch of verdigris on the edge, Very Fine - Extremely Fine.)"

This type was struck in 1749-54 during the reign of Maria Theresia. The ducaton denomination was a holdover from Spanish rule in the seventeenth century and was replaced by the kronenthaler in 1755. The Austrians lost Belgium to Revolutionary France in 1797.

Reported Mintage: 285,000 for 1749-52.

Specification: 33.25 g, 0.944 fine silver, 40 mm diameter; this specimen 33,10 g.

Catalog reference: KM 8, Dav-1280, W. 1117; Delm-376; VH 814.

Source:

  • Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1700-1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1964.
  • Delmonte, A., Le Bénélux D'or, Amsterdam: Jacques Schulman N.V., 1964, with supplements to 1977.
  • Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
  • [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 158, Monnaies de la Principauté de Liège, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2024.

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