Brabant 1492 2 briquet
This specimen was lot 685 in Jean Elsen sale 159 (Brussels, June 2024), where it sold for €380 (about US$488 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"BRABANT, Duché, Philippe le Beau (1482-1506), AR double briquet, 1492, Anvers. D/ Deux lions assis et affrontés. Entre eux, un briquet. R/ Ecu posé sur une croix fleuronnée. Rare. presque Très Beau. (duchy of Brabant, Philip the Fair, 1482-1506, double briquet of 1492, Antwerp mint. Obverse: two lions seated, facing, a firesteel between them; reverse: the arms of Burgundy over a floriate cross. Rare, almost very fine.)"
Philip the Fair succeeded to the duchy of Burgundy, which included Brabant, in 1482, on the death of his mother. His father, Maximilian, ruled as regent until his marriage in 1496. He attempted to claim the throne of Spain on the death of Isabella of Castile, his mother-in-law, but was thwarted by Ferdinand of Aragon. Philip died in 1506 without ever becoming king of Spain or Holy Roman Emperor, titles held by his son, Charles V.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, this specimen is 2,74 g.
Catalog reference: G.H. 97-1; W. 586; VH 127; Levinson II-130a.
- 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 159, Collection Harry Dewit, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2024.
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