Brabant 1561(h) ecu Dav-8627

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Jean Elsen sale 145, lot 1496

This specimen was lot 1496 in Jean Elsen sale 145 (Brussels, September 2020), where it sold for €160 (about US$228 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"BRABANT, Duché, Philippe II (1555-1598), AR écu Philippe, 1561, Anvers. D/ B. cuir. à g. PHILIPPVS en début de légende et main séparant la date. R/ Ecu couronné sur une croix de Bourgogne, entre deux briquets, portant le bijou de la Toison d'or. Belle patine. Très Beau. (duchy of Brabant, Philip II, 1555-98, silver écu Philippe of 1561, Antwerp mint. Obverse: armored bust left, PHILIPPVS at the beginning of the legend and the mintmark dividing the date; reverse: crowned arms over a Burgundian cross, between two jewels of the Golden Fleece. Nice patina, Very Fine.)"

This type was struck 1561 only at Antwerp. Many varieties of écus Philippe exist; this one has the bust facing left, the mintmark divides the date and the legend omits the "ANG·Z·REX" (king of England) title Philip assumed during his marriage to Mary of England.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver, this specimen 32,54 g.

Catalog reference: Dav-8627, G.H. 210-1e; Delm-14; W. -; V.H. 265.

Source:

  • [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 145, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2020.
  • Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1484-1600, Frankfurt: Numismatischer Verlag, 1977.
  • 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.

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