Brabant 1633(h) 1/2 ducaton
This specimen was lot 943 in Jean Elsen sale 164 (Brussels, March 2026), where it sold for €340 (about US$473 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"BRABANT, Duché, Philippe IV (1621-1665), AR demi-ducaton, 1633, Anvers. Premier type. D/ B. cuirassé à d., une grande fraise au col. R/ Écu couronné, tenu par deux lions. En dessous, le bijou de la Toison d'or. Éclat du flan. Belle patine. Très Beau. (duchy of Brabant, Philip IV, 1621-65, Antwerp mint, first type. Obverse: draped and armored bust right; reverse: two lions support large crowned royal arms, decorated with the Order of the Golden Fleece. Edge crack, Very Fine.)"
This type, issued 1628-37 from Antwerp (hand mintmark, shown here) and Brussels (angel face mintmark), is scarcer than the full ducaton. The other provinces issued this type, including Flanders and Tournai.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 16.24 g, 0.944 fine silver; this specimen 16,16 g.
Catalog reference: KM 60.1, G.H. 328-1a; Delm. 279; W. 1005; VH 641.
- 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 164: Monnaies du duché de Brabant et du royaume de Belgique, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2026.
Link to:
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- 1632 ducaton, Brussels mint
- 1632 ducaton, Brussels mint
- 1632 double ducaton, Brussels mint
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- 1633 escalin, Brussels mint
- 1633 demi-patagon, Antwerp mint
- 1633 demi-patagon, Brussels mint
- Flanders 1633 halve dukaton, Bruges mint
- 1633 patagon, Antwerp mint
- 1633 patagon, Brussels mint
- 1633 ducaton, Antwerp mint
- 1633 ducaton, Brussels mint
- 1633 couronne d'or, Brussels mint
- 1634 demi-ducaton, Antwerp mint
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