Brabant 1639(h) 1/2 ducaton

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Jean Elsen sale 149, lot 798
Brabant in 1559, from Shepherd's atlas

This specimen was lot 798 in Jean Elsen sale 149 (Brussels, December 2021), where it sold for €220 (about US$298 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"BRABANT, Duché, Philippe IV (1621-1665), AR demi-ducaton, 1639, 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. Nettoyé. Légère faiblesse de frappe. Très Beau. (duchy of Brabant, Philip IV, 1621-65, silver half ducaton of 1639, 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 half ducaton shown here was struck at the Antwerp and Brussels mints 1637-66. The SCWC prices the Brussels issues about double the Antwerp issue. The other provinces issued this type, including Artois, Flanders, Tournai and Luxembourg.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 16.24 g, 0.944 fine silver, this specimen 16,20 g.

Catalog reference: KM 73.1, G.H. 328-1b; Delm-288; W. 1006; V.H. 643.

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.
  • 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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