Brabant 1587(h) 1/5 ecu

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Jean Elsen sale 153, lot 1092

This specimen was lot 1092 in Jean Elsen sale 153 (Brussels, December 2022), where it sold for €110 (about US$139 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"BRABANT, Duché, Philippe II (1555-1598), AR cinquième d'écu Philippe, 1587, Anvers. D/ B. cuir. à d. R/ Ecu couronné avec écusson de Portugal en surtout, sur une croix de Bourgogne, entre deux briquets, portant le bijou de la Toison d'or. Très Beau. (duchy of Brabant, Philip II, 1555-98, one-fifth écu Philippe of 1587, Antwerp mint. Obverse: armored bust right; reverse: crowned arms with the shield of Portugal over a Burgundian cross, between two firesteels bearing the jewels of the Order of the Golden Fleece. Very Fine.)"

The hand below the king's bust on the obverse is the Antwerp mintmark. This coin was struck 1562-67, 1571-72, 1575-82 as part of an early attempt to issue decimal coinage.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 6.80 g, 0.833 silver, this specimen 6,33 g.

Catalog reference: G.H. 212-1c; W. 835; V.H. 367.

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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