Brabant (1578-80)(h) gigot

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Jean Elsen sale 159, lot 745
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This specimen was lot 745 in Jean Elsen sale 159 (Brussels, June 2024), where it sold for €60 (about US$77 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"BRABANT, Duché, Les Etats en révolte (1577-1581), Cu gigot des Etats, s.d. (1578-1580), Anvers. D/ Ecu couronné, dans un cartouche. R/ Croix de Bourgogne couronnée, ornée du bijou de la Toison d'or. La main à g. de la couronne. Très Beau à Superbe. (duchy of Brabant, States' Revolt of 1577-81, undated copper gigot of the States, circa 1578-80, Antwerp mint. Obverse: crowned arms in a cartouche; reverse: crowned Burgundian cross, adorned with the jewels of the Golden Fleece, the hand [mintmark] to the left of the crown. very fine to extremely fine.)"

After the Spanish Fury and the Pacification of Ghent, all the Low Countries were reunited in their oppostion to Spanish government. In 1577 and 1578, the States General ordered the striking of double and single florins and quarter, half and one écus with the bust and titles of Philip II to avoid directly attacking the king. The hand mintmark is to the right of the crown, not the left. Corroded surfaces are common on old copper coins. The gigot was half a liard.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: gold, this specimen is 3,24 g.

Catalog reference: G.H. 253-1; W. 785; VH 383.

Source:

  • 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 159, Collection Harry Dewit, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2024.

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