Brabant 1636(a) ducaton Dav-4454

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from Stack's Bowers May 2023 Collector's Choice sale, lot 73335
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Brabant in 1559, from Shepherd's atlas

This specimen was lot 73335 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, May 2023), where it sold for $780. The catalog description[1] noted, "SPANISH NETHERLANDS. Brabant. Ducaton, 1636. Brussels Mint. Philip IV of Spain. NGC AU-53. Sporting an even gray tone and enchanting overall appearance, this crown displays very little in the way of handling, with a great deal of originality on full display. From the David Sterling Collection." The regular type, issued 1636-65 from Antwerp (with hand mintmark) and Brussels (angel face mintmark, shown here), is scarce but not rare. The multiple ducatons, which include double and quadruple issues, are all rare. Triple ducatons of this portrait were struck intermittently 1637-57. The other provinces issued this type, including Artois, Flanders, Tournai and Luxembourg.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 32.48 g, 0.944 fine silver.

Catalog reference: Delm-284; Dav-4454; KM-72.2.

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]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, February 2023 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, featuring the David Sterling Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.

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