Brabant (1558-60)(s) real d'or Fr-65

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Jean Elsen sale 158, lot 486

This specimen was lot 486 in Jean Elsen sale 158 (Brussels, March 2024), where it sold for €1,800 (about US$2,341 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"BRABANT, Duché, Philippe II (1555-1598), AV réal d'or, s.d. (1558-1560), Maastricht. Au titre de roi d'Angleterre. D/ B. cuir. et couronné à d. R/ Ecu couronné, entouré du collier de la Toison d'or. Très rare. Légère trace de pliure. Très Beau. En fin de légende au revers, l'étoile servant de différent d'atelier est clairement regravée dans le coin sur une main. Un coin d'Anvers a donc été modifié et réutilisé pour cette émission de Maastricht. (duchy of Brabant, Philip II, 1555-98, undated gold half real, Maastricht mint, with the title of king of England. Obverse: armored and crowned bust right; reverse: crowned arms, Order chain around. Very rare, trace of a crease, very Fine. At the end of the legend on the reverse, the star serving as the mintmark is clearly reengraved over a hand. A die from Antwerp has been modified for use at Maastricht.)"

Brabant, originally part of the Burgundian inheritance, fell to the Hapsburgs on the death of the last duke of Burgundy in 1477. On the emperor Charles's abdication in 1555, the Hapsburg inheritance was divided between the Austrian and Spanish branches, and the Netherlands passed to Philip II, a dour and unbending Catholic. His attempts to extirpate heresy caused the northern provinces to rise in revolt and, after many years of struggle, secure their independence as the United Provinces. The southern provinces, including Brabant, remained Catholic and loyal to king Philip. This type is known with and without "ANG REX" in the obverse legend, marking the king's brief marriage to Mary of England. It was struck at Antwerp (Fr-64) and Maastricht (shown here). The Spanish Hapsburgs ruled Brabant until 1700, fending off repeated attempts by the king of France to annex it. The area is now part of Belgium.

Reported Mintage: unknown.

Specification: gold, this specimen 5,22 g.

Catalog reference: Fr-65, G.H. 206-2a; Delm-119; W. 697; VH 251.

Source:

  • Delmonte, A., Le Bénélux D'or, Amsterdam: Jacques Schulman N.V., 1964, with supplements to 1977.
  • Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
  • 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 158, Monnaies de la Principauté de Liège, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2024.

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