Brabant 1654(a) 1/2 ducaton
This specimen was lot 971 in Jean Elsen sale 164 (Brussels, March 2026), where it sold for €160 (about US$223 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"BRABANT, Duché, Philippe IV (1621-1665), AR demi-ducaton, 1654, Bruxelles. Deuxième type. D/ B. dr. et cuir. à d. R/ Écu couronné, soutenu par deux lions. En dessous, le bijou de la Toison d'or. Beau à Très Beau. (duchy of Brabant, Philip IV, 1621-65, half ducaton of 1654, Brussels mint, second type. Obverse: draped and armored bust right; reverse: crowned arms supported by two lions, the jewels of the Golden Fleece below. Fine - Very Fine.)"
The half ducaton shown here was struck at the Antwerp (hand mintmark) and Brussels (angel face mintmark, shown here) 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 15,98 g.
Catalog reference: KM 73.2, G.H. 328-3b; Delm. 289; W. 1023; VH 643.
- 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.
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