Flanders 1569 rijksdaalder Dav-8650

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Jean Elsen sale 165, lot 768
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This specimen was lot 768 in Jean Elsen sale 165 (Brussels, June 2026), where it sold for €1,600 (about US$2,203 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"VLAANDEREN, Graafschap, Philips II (1555-1598), AR Bourgondische rijksdaalder, 1569, Brugge. Vz/ Vuurijzer op stokkenkruis. Kz/ Gekroond wapenschild omringd door de keten van het Gulden Vlies. Zeldzaam. goede Zeer Fraai. (county of Flanders, Philip II, 1555-98, silver Burgundian rijksdaalder of 1569, Bruges mint. Obverse: firesteel under a Burgundian cross; reverse: crowned arms, order chain around. Rare, good Very Fine.)"

This is the final date of the type, which was struck all over the Netherlands.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 28.97 g, silver, this specimen 29,30 g.

Catalog reference: Dav-8650, G.H. 240-7; Delm. 93; VH 290.

Sources:

  • Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1484-1600, Frankfurt: Numismatischer Verlag, 1977.
  • 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 165, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2026.

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