Brabant 1624(a) 2 ducaton Dav-4443
This specimen was lot 1162 in Jean Elsen sale 160 (Brussels, November 2024), where it sold for €8,000 (about US$10,128 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"BRABANT, Duché, Philippe IV (1621-1665), AR ducaton, 1624, Bruxelles. Premier type. Piéfort de poids double. D/ B. cuir. à d., une grande fraise au col. R/ Ecu couronné, tenu par deux lions. En dessous, le bijou de la Toison d'or. Très rare. Frappé sur un flan de double patagon. Belle patine. presque Superbe. (duchy of Brabant, Philip IV, 1621-55, silver ducaton of 1624, Brussels mint, first type, piedfort of double weight. Obverse: Armored bust right in large ruffed collar; reverse: crowned arms supported by two lions, decorated with the jewels of the Golden Fleece. Nice patina, about extremely fine.)"
This type was struck intermittently 1623-36 for presentation.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 64.96 g, 0.944 fine silver, 43 mm diameter, this specimen is 57,63 g.
Catalog reference: KM 57.2, Dav-4443, G.H. 327-3a; Delm-275a; VH 640.
- 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 160, Collection de deniers liegeois et Collection de monnaies d'or francaises, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2024.
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