Brabant (1602-10)(s) gigot

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Jean Elsen sale 164, lot 894
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This specimen was lot 894 in Jean Elsen sale 164 (Brussels, March 2026), where it sold for €120 (about US$167 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"BRABANT, Duché, Albert et Isabelle (1598-1621), Cu gigot (duit), s.d. (1602-1610), Maastricht. D/ Écu couronné entre deux étoiles. R/ Croix fleuronnée avec l'écusson de Maastricht en coeur. Très rare. Très Beau. (duchy of Brabant, Albert and Isabella, 1598-1621, udated copper duit, circa 1602-10, Mmastricht mint. Obverse: crowned arms between two stars; reverse: floriate cross with the escutcheon of Maastricht at the center. Very rare, Very Fine.)"

This undated type was equal to a duit or a half liard. Numista notes that the weight was reduced in 1606 from 2.40 g (shown here) to 1.91 g. The Maastricht mint used a star for its mintmark. Gigots from Bois-le-Duc (KM 23) used a tree in the shield on the reverse.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 2.40 g, copper, 23 mm diameter; this specimen 2,41 g.

Catalog reference: KM 22, G.H. 302-2; W. 974; VH 604.

Source:

  • Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
  • 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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