Brabant 1590(h) ecu Dav-8637
The first specimen was lot 711 in Jean Elsen sale 112 (Brussels, March 2012) where it sold for € 170 (about US$266 including buyer's fee). The catalog description[1] noted,
"BRABANT, Duché, Philippe II (1555-1598), AR écu Philippe, 1590, Anvers. Droit: B. cuirassé à gauche. Revers: Ecu couronné avec écusson de Portugal en surtout, sur une croix de Bourgogne, entre deux briquets, portant le bijou de la Toison d'or. Provient de notre liste 177, décembre 1995, 64. Très Beau. (Duchy of Brabant, Philip II, 1555-98, silver écu Philippe of 1590, Antwerp mint. Obverse: armored bust to left; reverse: crowned arms with shield of Portugal over a Burgundian cross, Golden Fleece below. Very fine. From our list 177 (December 1995), lot 64.)"
The second specimen was lot 1048 in Jean Elsen sale 113 (Brussels, June 2012) where it sold for € 200 (about US$299 including buyer's fee). The catalog description[2] noted,
"BRABANT, Duché, Philippe II (1555-1598), AR écu Philippe, 1590, Anvers. Droit: B. cuirassé à gauche. Revers: Ecu couronné avec écusson de Portugal en surtout, sur une croix de Bourgogne, entre deux briquets, portant le bijou de la Toison d'or. Nettoyé. Très Beau. (Duchy of Brabant, Philip II, 1555-98, silver écu Philippe of 1590, Antwerp mint. Obverse: armored bust to left; reverse: crowned arms with shield of Portugal over a Burgundian cross, Golden Fleece below. Very fine.)"
The third specimen was lot 809 in Jean Elsen sale 127 (Brussels, December 2015), where it sold for €150 (about US$193 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[3] noted,
"BRABANT, Duché, Philippe II (1555-1598), AR écu Philippe, 1590, 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. Légère double frappe et fines griffes au droit. Beau portrait. Très Beau. (duchy of Brabant, Philip II (1555-98) silver écu Philippe of 1590, Antwerp mint. Obverse: armored bust to left; reverse: crowned arms with the escutcheon of Portugal over a Burgundian cross between two jewels, the order of the Golden Fleece around. Lightly double struck with fine scratches on the obverse. Nice portrait, very fine.)"
The hand below the king's bust on the obverse is the Antwerp mintmark.
Reported Mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, the first specimen 32,58 g, the second specimen 33,86 g, the third specimen 33,44 g.
Catalog reference: Dav-8637, G.H.-210-1h; Delm-18; W-833.
- 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 112, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils, S.A., 2012.
- [2]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 113, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils, S.A., 2012.
- [3]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 127, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils, S.A., 2015.
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