Ghent 1584 8 stuiver
The first specimen was lot 552 in Jean Elsen sale 140 (Brussels, March 2019), where it sold for €900 (about US$1,199 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"VLAANDEREN, Gent in opstand tegen Philips II (1581-1584), AR acht stuiver, 1584. Vz/ AVXIL· NOST· A·-·DOMINO Gentse maagd, hoofd n. r., met leeuwenschild en banier met de leeuw. Kz/ (leeuw) ·MON· ARG· CIVITATIS· GANDAV· 1584· Klimmende leeuw n. l. Zeldzaam Klein defekt in de muntplaat. Mooie patina. goede Zeer Fraai. (county of Flanders, city of Ghent in revolt against Philip II, 1581-84, silver eight stuivers of 1584. Obverse: an angel facing right supports the provincial arms and holds a banner; reverse: rampant lion left. Rare, small planchet crack, good Very Fine.)"
The second specimen was lot 1295 in Jean Elsen sale 164 (Brussels, March 2026), where it sold for €240 (about US$334 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[2] noted,
"VLAANDEREN, Gent in opstand tegen Philips II (1581-1584), AR acht stuiver, 1584. Vz/ AVXIL· NOST· A·-·DOMINO Gentse maagd, hoofd n. r., met leeuwenschild en banier met de leeuw. Kz/ (leeuw) ·MON· ARG· CIVITATIS· GANDAV· 1584· Klimmende leeuw n. l. Zeldzaam. Gesnoeid. Fraai à Zeer Fraai. (county of Flanders, city of Ghent in revolt against Philip II, 1581-84, silver eight stuivers of 1584. Obverse: a Ghentish maid facing right supports the provincial arms and holds a banner; reverse: rampant lion left. Rare, Fine - Very Fine.)"
This rare type was issued during one of Ghent's many revolts against outside authority.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, the first specimen 5,40 g.
Catalog reference: Gilleman 37; Haeck 759; Martiny, Gent, 184.
- 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 140, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils, S.A., 2019.
- [2]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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