Brabant 1676(a) 1/2 ducaton
This specimen was lot 1047 in Jean Elsen sale 164 (Brussels, March 2026), where it sold for €1,400 (about US$1,949 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"BRABANT, Duché, Charles II (1665-1700), AR demi-ducaton, 1676, Bruxelles. 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. Très rare. Fines craquelures du flan. Très Beau. (duchy of Brabant, Charles II, 1665-1700, silver half ducaton of 1676, Brussels mint, first type. Obverse: young bust right; reverse: two lions support the crowned arms of the king, decorated with the Golden Fleece. Very rare, fine planchet cracks, 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 16,17 g.
Catalog reference: KM 104.2 (unlisted date), G.H. 349-2a; Delm. 329; W. 1079; VH 693.
- 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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