Brabant 1593-B gigot
This specimen was lot 866 in Jean Elsen sale 164 (Brussels, March 2026), where it sold for €70 (about US$98 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"BRABANT, Duché, Philippe II (1555-1598), Cu gigot, 1593, Bruxelles. D/ Croix de Bourgogne couronnée, accostée de la date. R/ Écu couronné. B en fin de légende. Rare. Très Beau. (duchy of Brabant, Philip II, 1555-98, copper gigot of 1593, Brussels mint. Obverse: crowned Burgundian cross divides the date; reverse: crowned arms, a "B" at the end of the legend. Rare, Very Fine.)"
This gigot or half liard was struck in 1593 at Brussels and 1596-98 at Antwerp and Maastricht. The Eighty Years War was still in progress but most of the action in 1593 was in Luxembourg and the north.
Recorded mintage: 230,670.
Specification: 2.72 g, copper, 22 mm diameter; this specimen 2,22 g.
Catalog reference: G.H. 234-3; W. 888; VH 329.
- 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 164: Monnaies du duché de Brabant et du royaume de Belgique, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2026.
Link to:
- 1593 gigot, Maastricht mint
- 1593 liard, Maastricht mint
- Brabant 1593 double patard, Antwerp mint
- Antwerp 1593 5 patards
- 1593 vingtième d'écu Philippe, Antwerp mint
- 1593 cinquième d'écu Philippe, Antwerp mint
- Tournai 1593 double patard
- Tournai 1593 vingtième d'écu Philippe
- Coins and currency dated 1593