Brabant 1604(h) 1/4 real
This specimen was lot 777 in Jean Elsen sale 159 (Brussels, June 2024), where it sold for €120 (about US$154 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"BRABANT, Duché, Albert et Isabelle (1598-1621), AR quart de réal, 1604, Anvers. D/ Ecu couronné, entouré du collier de la Toison d'or. R/ Briquet couronné, orné du bijou de la Toison d'or, accosté de la date. Patine foncée. Très Beau. (duchy of Brabant, Albert and Isabella, 1598-1621, silver quarter real of 1604, Antwerp mint. Obverse: crowned arms, order chain around; reverse: crowned firesteel adorned with the jewel of the Golden Fleece divides the date. Nice patina, very fine.)"
This type was struck 1603-05 in Flanders, Tournai and Brabant as part of Albert and Isabella's second coinage reform, the first one based on the silver florin not working.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 1.74 g, 0.396 fine silver, this specimen 1,48 g.
Catalog reference: KM 26.1, G.H. 295-1; W. 911; VH 598.
- 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.
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