Brabant 1619(s) gigot
This specimen was lot 779 in Jean Elsen sale 159 (Brussels, June 2024), where it sold for €160 (about US$206 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"BRABANT, Duché, Albert et Isabelle (1598-1621), Cu gigot (duit), 1619, Maastricht. D/ Ecu couronné. R/ Croix de Bourgogne entre la date, sous une couronne. Rare. Très Beau. (duchy of Brabant, Albert and Isabella, 1598-1621, copper gigot or duit of 1619, Maastricht mint. Obverse: crowned arms; reverse: crowned Burgundian cross divides the date. Rare, very fine.)"
This copper coin is listed in the SCWC as a half liard. It was struck in Bois-le-Duc, Antwerp, Brussels and Maastricht (shown here, struck 1616-19).
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: copper, this specimen 2,27 g.
Catalog reference: KM 32.4, G.H. 300-2; W. 975; VH 593.
- 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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- 1619 patagon, Antwerp mint
- 1619 ducaton, Antwerp mint
- 1619 ducaton, Brussels mint
- 1619 double ducaton, Brussels mint
- 1619 double souverain d'or, Brussels mint
- 1620 ducaton, Brussels mint
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