Brabant 1543(h) 2 mite
This specimen was lot 1131 in Jean Elsen sale 160 (Brussels, November 2024), where it sold for €80 (about US$101 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"BRABANT, Duché, Charles Quint (1506-1555), Cu courte (double mite), 1543, Anvers. D/ T. cour. à d. R/ Lion à g. G.H. 198-1b; W. 694; VH 234. 1,66 g. Nettoyée. Beau portrait. Très Beau à Superbe. (duchy of Brabant, Charles V, 1506-55, copper courte or double mite of 1543, Antwerp mint. Obverse: crowned head right; reverse: lion left. Cleaned, nice portrait, very fine to extremely fine.)"
This type was struck 1543-56 at Antwerp and Maastricht. The 1543 is the most common date.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 1.91 g, copper, 19 mm diameter, this specimen is 3,02 g.
Catalog reference: G.H. 171-1b; W. 635; VH 202.
- 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 160, Collection de deniers liegeois et Collection de monnaies d'or francaises, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2024.
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