Brabant 1564(h) 1/2 ecu

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Jean Elsen sale 153, lot 1064

This specimen was lot 1064 in Jean Elsen sale 153 (Brussels, December 2022), where it sold for €100 (about US$127 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"BRABANT, Duché, Philippe II (1555-1598), AR demi-écu Philippe, 1564, Anvers. D/ B. cuir. à g. La date au-dessus de la t. R/ Ecu couronné sur une croix de Bourgogne, entre deux briquets, portant le bijou de la Toison d'or. Beau à Très Beau. (duchy of Brabant, Philip II, 1555-98, half écu Philippe of 1564, Antwerp mint. Obverse: armored bust left, date below; reverse: crowned arms over a Burgundian cross, between two firesteels bearing the jewels of the Order of the Golden Fleece. Fine - Very Fine.)"

The hand below the king's bust on the obverse is the Antwerp mintmark. This coin was part of an early attempt to issue decimal coinage.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver, this specimen 15,81 g.

Catalog reference: G.H. 211-1b; Delm-52; W. 720; V.H. 267.

Source:

  • 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 153, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2022.

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