Brabant 1588(h) ecu Dav-8637

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Jean Elsen sale 153, lot 1086

This specimen was lot 1086 in Jean Elsen sale 153 (Brussels, December 2022), where it sold for €220 (about US$278 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"BRABANT, Duché, Philippe II, restauré (1555-1598), AR écu Philippe, 1588, Anvers. D/ B. cuir. à g. 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. Taches au droit. Très Beau. (duchy of Brabant, Philip II restored, 1555-98, silver écu Philippe of 1588, 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. Marks on the obverse, Very Fine.)"

The hand below the king's bust on the obverse is the Antwerp mintmark. By 1586, the revolt of the southern provinces had been crushed. The Spanish rulers, among other things, restored the old écu Philippe and its fractions and struck them to the end of the reign. In 1580, king Philip added Portugal to his domain, so that shield was added to the arms. The Eighty Years War was still in progress but most of the action in 1588 was in the English Channel, where the Spanish Armada was scattered and later destroyed by storms.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 34.28 g, 0.833 fine silver, 43 mm diameter, this specimen 34,00 g.

Catalog reference: G.H. 210-1h; Delm-18; W. 833; V.H. 362, Dav-8637.

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 153, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2022.

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