Milan 1787-M 1/2 crocione
This specimen was lot 1144 in Jean Elsen sale 164 (Brussels, March 2026), where it sold for €60 (about US$84 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"BRABANT, Duché, Joseph II (1780-1790), AR demi-couronne, 1787 M, Milan. Type brabançon. D/ T. laurée à d. R/ Croix de Bourgogne entre trois couronnes, ornée du bijou de la Toison d'or. Griffes. presque Très Beau. (duchy of Brabant, Joseph II, 1780-90, silver half crocione of 1787, Milan mint, Brabazon type. Obverse: laureate bust right; reverse: Burgundian cross between three crowns, the jewel of the Golden Fleece below. Scratched, about Very Fine.)"
This type was struck 1786-90 in Milan. It accompanied half kronenthalers struck elsewhere in the Hapsburg domains, including Brussels, Vienna and Kremnitz.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 14.72 g, 0.873 fine silver, 35 mm diameter, lettered edge; this specimen 14,71 g.
Catalog reference: KM 218, Jaeckel 43; Crippa 18/B.
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