Flanders 1637 ducaton Dav-4457
This specimen was lot 1301 in Jean Elsen sale 164 (Brussels, March 2026), where it sold for €180 (about US$251 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"VLAANDEREN, Graafschap, Philips IV (1621-1665), AR dukaton, 1637, Brugge. Tweede type. Vz/ Geharnarst bb. r. Kz/ Gekroond wapenschild gesteund door twee leeuwen. Onderaan het juweel van het Gulden Vlies. Zeldzaam. Fraai. (county of Flanders, Philip IV, 1621-65, silver ducaton of 1651, Bruges mint, second type. Obverse: armored bust to right; reverse: crowned arms supported by two lions, jewel of the Golden Fleece below. Rare, Fine.)"
This type was struck at Bruges 1636-44, 1648-65 using the mature bust of Philip IV. This is a scarce date.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification:32.48 g, 0.944 fine silver; this specimen 32,22 g.
Catalog reference: KM 50, Dav-4457, G.H. 327-6b; Delm. 286; Hoc, RBN 79 (1927), 33.
- 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 164: Monnaies du duché de Brabant et du royaume de Belgique, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2026.
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