Flanders 1667 1/2 ducaton
This specimen was lot 1286 in Jean Elsen sale 163 (Brussels, November 2025), where it sold for €1,800 (about US$2,079 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"VLAANDEREN, Graafschap, Karel II (1665-1700), AR halve dukaton, 1667, Brugge. Eerste type. Vz/ Bb. r. als kind. Kz/ Gekroond wapenschild gesteund door twee leeuwen. Onderaan het juweel van het Gulden Vlies. Uiterst zeldzaam. Krasjes. Mooie patina. (county of Flanders, Charles II, 1665-1700, silver half ducaton of 1667, Bruges mint, first type. Obverse: child bust right; reverse: crowned arms supported by two lions, jewel of the Golden Fleece below. Very rare, scratches, nice patina, very Fine - Extremely Fine.)"
This rare type is listed in the SCWC for 1668, 1670 and 1673 although a 1672 is known.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 16.24 g, 0.944 fine silver, this specimen 16,04 g.
Catalog reference: KM 67 (unlisted date), G.H. 349-4a (unlisted date); Delm., Suppl., 330; 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 163, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2025.
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