Brabant 1476 1/2 briquet
This specimen was lot 438 in Jean Elsen sale 158 (Brussels, March 2024), where it sold for €170 (about US$221 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"BRABANT, Duché, Charles le Téméraire (1467-1477), AR demi-briquet, 1476, Anvers. D/ Protome de lion à g. R/ Croix fleuronnée. Rare. presque Très Beau. (duchy of Brabant, Charles the Bold, 1467-77, silver half briquet of 1476, Antwerp mint. Obverse: lion's head left; reverse: floriate cross. Rare, about Very Fine.)"
Charles the Rash was the last independent duke of Burgundy. His death in battle in 1477 set up a contest between France and the Hapsburgs over his inheritance, which included the wealthiest parts of northern Europe. The Hapsburgs got most of it but the king of France snatched a few provinces.
Reported Mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, this specimen 1,67 g.
Catalog reference: G.H. 36-1; W. 509; VH 50; Levinson II-24.
- Levinson, Robert, The Early Dated Coins of Europe, 1234-1500: An Illustrated Catalogue and Guide to dated medieval coinage. Clifton, NJ: Coin & Currency Institute, 2007.
- Roberts, James N., The Silver Coins of Medieval France (476-1610 AD), S. Salem, NY: Attic Books, 1996.
- 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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