Brabant 1636(h) ducaton Dav-4454

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Jean Elsen sale 149, lot 795
Brabant in 1559, from Shepherd's atlas

This specimen was lot 795 in Jean Elsen sale 149 (Brussels, December 2021), where it sold for €480 (about US$650 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"BRABANT, Duché, Philippe IV (1621-1665), AR ducaton, 1636, Anvers. Deuxième type. D/ B. dr. et cuir. à d. R/ Ecu couronné, tenu par deux lions. En dessous, le bijou de la Toison d'or. Très Beau. Provient de notre vente 106, 11 septembre 2010, 534. (duchy of Brabant, Philip IV, 1621-65, silver ducaton of 1636, Antwerp mint, second type. Obverse: draped and armored bust to right; reverse: crowned arms supported by two lions, the jewels of the Golden Fleece below. Very Fine.)"

The regular type, issued 1636-65 from Antwerp (with hand mintmark) and Brussels (angel face mintmark), 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, this specimen 32,31 g.

Catalog reference: KM 72.1, Dav-4454, G.H. 327-1b; Delm-284; W. 1001; V.H. 642.

Sources:

  • Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
  • Delmonte, A., Le Bénélux D'or, Amsterdam: Jacques Schulman N.V., 1964, with supplements to 1977.
  • 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 149: Monnaies, Médailles et Décorations, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2021.

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