Brabant 1572(h) ecu Dav-8634

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Heritage sale 3020, lot 24774
photo courtesy Heritage Auction Galleries

This specimen was lot 24774 in Heritage sale 3020 (Long Beach, September 2012), where it sold for $998.75. The catalog description[1] noted, "Brabant. Felipe II Ecu 1572 Antwerp, AU58 NGC, a most attractive example of this coinage for the occupation of the Low Countries featuring a bust of the Spanish King. The surfaces exhibit an appealing sheen and the details are nicely struck. Scarce type in this quality." Davenport records this type from Antwerp (shown here) and Maastricht for 1572-85. It is a revival of a type originally struck 1557-66.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver.

Catalog reference: Dav-8634.

Source:

  • Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1484-1600, Frankfurt: Numismatischer Verlag, 1977.
  • 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]Tucker, Warren, and Cris Bierrenbach, Heritage Signature Auction 3020: World Coins, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2012.

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