Brabant 1670(a) ducaton Dav-4475
This specimen was lot 1469 in Jean Elsen sale 162 (Brussels, June 2025), where it sold for €220 (about US$305 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"BRABANT, Duché, Charles II (1665-1700), AR ducaton, 1670, Bruxelles. Premier type. D/ B. enfantin à d. R/ Écu couronné, tenu par deux lions, orné du bijou de la Toison d'or. Frappe faible. (duchy of Brabant, Charles II, 1665-1700, silver ducaton of 1670, Brussels mint, first type. Obverse: infant bust right; reverse: crowned arms supported by two lions, the jewel of the Golden Fleece below. Weakly struck, Fine - Very Fine.)"
This type is listed for Antwerp (hand mintmark) and Brussels (shown here) for 1665-76. Similar ducatons were struck in Flanders.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 32.48 g, 0.944 fine silver, this specimen 31,96 g.
Catalog reference: KM 79.2, Dav-4475, G.H. 348-2a; Delm. 326; W. 1073.
- 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.
- 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 162: Collection Jacques Druart, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2025.
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