Brabant 1668(h) 1/2 ducaton

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Jean Elsen sale 151, lot 1076

This specimen was lot 1076 in Jean Elsen sale 151 (Brussels, June 2022), where it sold for €280 (about US$350 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"BRABANT, Duché, Charles II (1665-1700), AR demi-ducaton, 1668, Anvers. Premier type. D/ B. enfantin à d. R/ Deux lions ten. une grande couronne au-dessus de l'écu du roi, orné du bijou de la Toison d'or. Frappe faible au revers. Très Beau/Beau à Très Beau. (duchy of Brabant, Charles II, 1665-1700, silver half ducaton of 1668, Antwerp mint, first type. Obverse: infant bust right; reverse: two lions support large crowned royal arms, decorated with the Order of the Golden Fleece. Weakly struck on the reverse, Very Fine/Fine - Very Fine.)"

The SCWC does not list this date altho a photo of it is shown attached to the half ducaton of Philip IV (KM 73).

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 16.24 g, 0.944 fine silver, this specimen is 15,50 g.

Catalog reference: KM 104.1 (unlisted date), G.H. 349-1a; Delm-328; W. 1055; V.H. 693.

Source:

  • 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 151: Collection Paul Witte, Monnaies de Brabant, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2022.

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