Brabant 1579(h) states daalder Dav-8639

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Jean Elsen sale 158, lot 534
Brabant in 1559, from Shepherd's atlas

This specimen was lot 534 in Jean Elsen sale 158 (Brussels, March 2024), where it sold for €750 (about US$975 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"BRABANT, Duché, Les Etats en révolte (1577-1581), AR écu des Etats, 1579, Anvers. D/ Le roi à mi-corps à g., couronné et cuirassé, ten. un grand sceptre. R/ Ecu couronné d'Autriche-Bourgogne, entouré du collier de la Toison d'or. Rare. presque Très Beau. (duchy of Brabant, States Revolt, 1577-81, silver States daalder of 1579, Antwerp mint. Obverse: crowned and armored half-length bust of the king, bearing a large scepter; reverse: crowned arms of Austria-Burgundy, Order chain around. Rare, about Very Fine.)"

Brabant, originally part of the Burgundian inheritance, fell to the Hapsburgs on the death of the last duke of Burgundy in 1477. On the emperor Charles's abdication in 1555, the Hapsburg inheritance was divided between the Austrian and Spanish branches, and the Netherlands passed to Philip II, a dour and unbending Catholic. His attempts to extirpate heresy caused the northern provinces to rise in revolt and, after many years of struggle, secure their independence as the United Provinces. The southern provinces, including Brabant, remained Catholic and eventually returned to king Philip's rule. They joined the northern provinces in revolt 1578-80 and issued this écu des Etats in the process. The Spanish Hapsburgs ruled Brabant until 1700, fending off repeated attempts by the king of France to annex it. The province is now part of Belgium.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver; this specimen 28,80 g.

Catalog reference: Dav-8639, G.H. 245-1; Delm-110; W. 762; VH 374.

Source:

  • 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.
  • [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 158, Monnaies de la Principauté de Liège, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2024.

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