Brabant 1602(h) florin
This specimen was lot 771 in Jean Elsen sale 159 (Brussels, June 2024), where it sold for €750 (about US$963 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"BRABANT, Duché, Albert et Isabelle (1598-1621), AR florin d'argent, 1602, Anvers. D/ B. affrontés des archiducs. R/ Ecu couronné, entouré du collier de la Toison d'or. Rare. Flan large. presque Très Beau. (duchy of Brabant, Albert and Isabella, 1598-1621, silver florin of 1602, Antwerp mint. Obverse: facing busts of the archdukes; reverse: crowned arms, order chain around. Rare, large planchet, about very fine.)"
This type was struck 1600-02 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: 13.54 g, 0.833 fine silver, this specimen 13,42 g.
Catalog reference: KM 7.1 (unlisted date), G.H. 287-1; Delm-235; W. 901; VH 586.
- 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 159, Collection Harry Dewit, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2024.
Link to:
- 1601 quart de florin (5 sols), Brussels mint
- Tournai 1601 1/2 florin
- 1601 demi-florin, Antwerp mint
- 1601 florin d'argent, Antwerp mint
- 1601 double albertin d'or, Antwerp mint
- Tournai 1602 1/2 florin = 10 sols
- 1602 double albertin d'or, Antwerp mint
- Tournai 1602 double albertin d'or
- Coins and currency dated 1602