Austrian Netherlands 1754(h) 1/2 ducaton

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Jean Elsen sale 158, lot 675

This specimen was lot 675 in Jean Elsen sale 158 (Brussels, March 2024), where it sold for €160 (about US$208 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"BRABANT, Duché, Marie-Thérèse (1740-1780), AR demi-ducaton, 1754, Anvers. D/ B. dr. et diad. à d. R/ Ecu couronné sur une croix de Bourgogne. Très Beau à Superbe. (duchy of Brabant, Maria Theresia, 1740-80, silver half ducaton of 1754, Antwerp mint. Obverse: draped and diademed bust right; reverse: crowned arms over a Burgundian cross. Very Fine.)"

This type was struck in 1749-54 at Antwerp (hand mintmark, shown here) and Bruges (lion mintmark) during the reign of Maria Theresia. The ducaton denomination was a holdover from Spanish rule in the seventeenth century and marks a resumption of coinage for the Austrian Netherlands, which had lapsed about 1706. It was replaced by the kronenthaler in 1755. The Austrians lost Belgium to Revolutionary France in 1797. The reported weight is that of a quarter ducaton but the style of the bust matches that of the half ducaton.

Reported Mintage: 278,000.

Specification: 16.62 g, 0.944 fine silver; this specimen 8,28 g (sic).

Catalog reference: KM 7, W. 1119; Delm-381; VH 816.

Source:

  • 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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