Brabant 1571 1/2 ecu

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Jean Elsen sale 146, lot 1083

This specimen was lot 1083 in Jean Elsen sale 146 (Brussels, November 2020), where it sold for €190 (about US$277 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"BRABANT, Duché, Philippe II (1555-1598), AR demi-écu Philippe, 1571, Anvers. D/ B. cuir. à g. R/ Ecu couronné sur une croix de Bourgogne, entre deux briquets, portant le bijou de la Toison d'or. Légère faiblesse de frappe. Belle patine. Très Beau. (duchy of Brabant, Philip II, 1555-98, silver half écu Philippe of 1571, Antwerp mint. Obverse: armored bust left; reverse: crowned arms over a Burgundian cross between two briquets bearing the jewels of the Golden Fleece. Slightly weakly struck, nice patina, Very Fine.)"

This type represents a very early experiment with decimal coinage, over a century before Russia adopted her hundred kopeks = one ruble. The écu Philippe was issued in divisions of one half, one fifth, one tenth and one twentieth.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver, this specimen 16,94 g.

Catalog reference: G.H. 211-1a; Delm-51; W. 719; V.H. 301.

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 146: Collection Anthony Lorrain Monnaies de Metz, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2020.

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