Brabant 1649(h) ducaton Dav-4454
This specimen was lot 567 in Schulman auction 379 (Amsterdam, June 2024), where it sold for €180 (about US$231 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"BRABANT - Ducaton 1649, Silver, PHILIPPE IV 1621-1665 Anvers. 2me type. Buste du roi avec mince collet a droite, en haut main entre le millesime .PHIL. IIII. D. G. HISP. ET. INDIAR. REX. R/. ecu couronne et supporte par deux lions .ARCHID. AVST. DV - X. BVRG. BRAB. Z- C. Un petit peu nettoye. Tres beau. Zeer fraai. (duchy of Brabant, Philip IV, 1621-65, silver ducaton of 1649, Antwerp mint, second type. Obverse: bust right in thin collar, hand mintmark and date above; reverse: crowned arms supported by two lions. Lightly cleaned, very fine.)"
The regular type, issued 1636-65 from Antwerp (shown here, with hand mintmark) and Brussels, is scarce but not rare. 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 32.34 g.
Catalog reference: KM 72.1, GH. 327.1b; Delm-284; de W. 1001/2; Dav-4454.
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- 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.
- [1]Absil, Eddy, Florentine van Hees, Tim Poelman, Catelijne van den Bosch, Evert Philippeau, Andrew Absil, Schulman sale 379, Amsterdam: Schulman b.v., 2024.
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