Brabant 1592(h) ecu Dav-8637

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Jean Elsen sale 158, lot 566
Brabant in 1559, from Shepherd's atlas

This specimen was lot 566 in Jean Elsen sale 158 (Brussels, March 2024), where it sold for €240 (about US$312 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"BRABANT, Duché, Philippe II (1555-1598), AR écu Philippe, 1592, Anvers. D/ B. cuir. à g. R/ Ecu couronné avec écusson de Portugal sur le tout, sur une croix de Bourgogne, entre deux briquets, portant le bijou de la Toison d'or. Rare. Très Beau. (duchy of Brabant, Philip II, 1555-98, silver écu Philippe of 1592, Antwerp mint. Obverse: armored bust right; reverse: crowned arms of Portugal with the escutcheon of Portugal over a Burgundian cross, between two firesteels supporting the jewels of the Golden Fleece. Rare, Very Fine.)"

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. By this time, king Philip had added Portugal to his domain, so that shield was added to the arms.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver; this specimen 34,17 g.

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

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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