Flanders 1603 1/4 real
This specimen was lot 1889 in Jean Elsen sale 145 (Brussels, September 2020), where it sold for €130 (about US$185 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"VLAANDEREN, Graafschap, Albrecht en Isabella (1598-1621), AR kwart reaal, 1603, Brugge. Vz/ Gekroond wapen omringd door de keten van het Gulden Vlies. Kz/ Gekroond vuurijzer met daaraan het juweel van het Gulden Vlies. Zeer zeldzaam. bijna Zeer Fraai. (county of Flanders, Albert and Isabella, 1598-1621, silver quarter real of 1603, Bruges mint. Obverse: crowned arms, Order of the Golden Fleece around; reverse: crowned jewel of the Golden Fleece. Very rare, about Very Fine.)"
This type was struck 1603-06, 1611 and is rare. It was also struck at Antwerp.
Reported Mintage: unknown.
Specification: 1.74 g, 0.396 fine silver, this specimen 1,50 g.
Catalog reference: KM 5, G.H. 295-6; V.H. 598.
- 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 145, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2020.
Link to:
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