Brabant 1601(h) 1/2 florin
This specimen was lot 576 in Jean Elsen sale 148 (Brussels, September 2021), where it sold for €2,600 (about US$3,685 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"BRABANT, Duché, Albert et Isabelle (1598-1621), AR demi-florin (10 sols), 1601, Anvers. D/ B. affrontés des archiducs sous une couronne. R/ Croix de Bourgogne sous une couronne. En dessous, X. Rare dans cette qualité. Très Beau à Superbe. Provient de la collection Caballero de las Yndias, vente Aureo & Calico, Barcelone, 3 juin 2009, 912. (duchy of Brabant, Albert and Isabella, 1598-1621, silver half florin or ten sols of 1601, Antwerp mint. Obverse: facing busts of the archdukes under a crown; reverse: Burgundian cross under a crown, an 'X' below. Rare in this quality, Very Fine - Extremely Fine.)"
This type was struck 1601-02 at Antwerp (shown here), Brussels and Maastricht. It was part of the coinage reform of Albert and Isabella which attempted to revive the devastated Spanish Netherlands.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 8.53 g, 0.667 fine silver, this specimen 8,47 g.
Catalog reference: KM 21.1, G.H. 288-1; Delm-240; W. 902; V.H. 588.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- 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 148: Monnaies, Médailles et Décorations, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2021.
Link to:
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