Brabant 1618(h) 2 ducaton Dav-4427

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Jean Elsen sale 164, lot 898
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This specimen was lot 898 in Jean Elsen sale 164 (Brussels, March 2026), where it sold for €4,000 (about US$5,569 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"BRABANT, Duché, Albert et Isabelle (1598-1621), AR ducaton, 1618, Anvers. Piéfort de poids double. D/ B. accolés des archiducs à d. R/ Écu couronné, tenu par deux lions, au-dessus du bijou de la Toison d'or. Rare. Petits coups. Légère faiblesse de frappe. Très Beau. (duchy of Brabant, Albert and Isabella, 1598-1621, ducaton of 1618, Antwerp mint, piedfort of double weight. Obverse: accolated busts of the archdukes to right; reverse: crowned arms supported by two lions, the jewels of the Golden Fleece below. Rare, minor nicks, slightly weakly struck, Very fine.)

Après la conclusion de la Trève de Douze ans, les archiducs s'attachèrent à relever le pays, dévasté par plus de quarante années de guerre et vidé d'une partie de sa population. De nombreuses mesures furent prises pour restaurer l'ordre et la sécurité, relever les finances et relancer le commerce. Le système monétaire fut aussi entièrement remanié, afin de pourvoir les Pays-Bas d'une monnaie stable. Ce nouveau monnayage fut maintenu dans les grandes lignes jusqu'au milieu du 18e siècle. Il était basé sur le souverain d'or (valant 6 florins ou 120 sols) et le souverain d'argent, rapidement appelé patagon (valant 48 sols). Une nouvelle monnaie d'argent fut créée en 1618, le ducaton, valant un demi-souverain d'or (60 sols). Quatre ducatons valaient donc cinq patagons. (After the conclusion of the Twelve Years' Truce, the archdukes attempted to repair the country, devastated by thirty years of wars and the exile of part of the population. Many measures were undertaken to restore order and security, relieve the finances and relaunch commerce. The monetary system was entirely reformed with the aim of giving the Low Countries a stable currency. The new coinage would remain in use until the eighteenth century. It was based on the souverain d'or (equal to six florins) and the souverain of silver, rapidly nicknamed the patagon. A new silver coin was created in 1618, the ducaton, equal to half a souverain d'or. Four ducatons equalled five patagons.)"

The double ducatons, being struck for presentation, are usually better made than the single ducatons.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 64.96 g, 0.944 fine silver; this specimen 60,71 g.

Catalog reference: KM 50.1, Dav-4457, G.H. 309-1; Delm. 248a; VH 617.

Source:

  • Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
  • Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1600-1700, Galesburg, IL, 1974.
  • 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.

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