Brabant 1567(h) 1/2 ecu
The first specimen was lot 1411 in Stephen Album sale 30 (Santa Rosa, CA, January 2018), where it sold for $152.75. The catalog description[1] noted, "SPANISH NETHERLANDS: Philip II, 1555-1598, AR ½ écu de Bourgogne, Antwerp, 1567, cross of Bourgogne // Austrian Bourgogne arms, crowned, within neckl[ace] of the Golden Fleece, NGC graded AU53." The second specimen was lot 511 in Jean Elsen sale 158 (Brussels, March 2024), where it sold for €240 (about US$312 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"BRABANT, Duché, Philippe II (1555-1598), AR demi-écu de Bourgogne, 1567, Anvers. D/ Croix de Bourgogne, chargée d'un briquet, accostée de la date. R/ Ecu d'Autriche-Bourgogne couronné, entouré du collier de la Toison d'or. Flan large. Belle patine. Très Beau. (duchy of Brabant, Philip II, 1555-98, silver half Burgundian rijksdaalder of 1567, Antwerp mint. Obverse: a Burgundian cross under a crown, charged with a firesteel, divides the date; reverse: crowned arms of Austria-Burgundy, Order chain around. Large planchet, nice patina, Very Fine.)"
This coin was also a half daalder.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, the second specimen 14,55 g.
Catalog reference: G.H. 241-1; Delm-97; W. 738; VH 291.
- Delmonte, A., Le Bénélux D'or, Amsterdam: Jacques Schulman N.V., 1964, with supplements to 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.
- [1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 30, featuring the George Anderson Collection of Tibetan Coins, the Dr. John W. Lund Collection of Swedish Coins and the Mike Edwards Collection, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2018.
- [2]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 158, Monnaies de la Principauté de Liège, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2024.
Link to:
- 1566 cinquième d'écu Philippe, Antwerp mint
- 1566 demi-écu Philippe, Antwerp mint
- 1567 cinquième d'écu Philippe, Maastricht mint
- 1567 demi-écu de Bourgogne, Maastricht mint
- 1567 écu de Bourgogne, Antwerp mint
- 1567 écu de Bourgogne, Maastricht mint
- 1568 demi-écu de Bourgogne, Antwerp mint
- 1568 florin d'or de Bourgogne, Antwerp mint
- 1569 demi-écu de Bourgogne, Antwerp mint
- 1571 dixième d'écu Philippe, Antwerp mint
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