Brabant (1536-39) 2 mite
This specimen was lot 800 in Jean Elsen sale 164 (Brussels, March 2026), where it sold for €140 (about US$195 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"BRABANT, Duché, Charles Quint (1506-1555), billon double mite, s.d. (1536-1539), Anvers. D/ Lion rampant à g. R/ Croix cantonnée de K-V-R-I. Très rare. Petit éclat sur la tranche. Très Beau. (duchy of Brabant, Charles V, 1506-55, undated billon double mite, circa 1536-39, Antwerp mint. Obverse: lion rampant left; reverse: cross cantonned with "K-V-R-I". Very rare, edge crack, Very Fine.)"
This was the last double mite struck in billon, the subsequent issue being pure copper. Altho it is attributed to Antwerp, we don't see the hand mintmark normally used. Numista states one courte was two mites.
Recorded mintage: 842,797.
Specification: 0.54 g, 0.052 fine silver, 15 mm diameter, this specimen 0,64 g.
Catalog reference: G.H. 197-1; W. 693; VH 233.
- van Gelder, H. Enno, and Marcel Hoc, Les Monnaies des pays-Bas Bourguignons et Espagnols, 1434-1713, Amsterdam, J. Schulman, 1960, with supplement of 1964.
- [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 164: Monnaies du duché de Brabant et du royaume de Belgique, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2026.
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