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[[Image:JE153-1083.jpg|550px|thumb|Jean Elsen sale 153, lot 1083]]

This specimen was lot 1083 in Jean Elsen sale 153 (Brussels, December 2022), where it sold for €170 (about US$215 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''BRABANT, Duché, Les Etats en révolte (1577-1581), AR cinquième d'écu Philippe, 1580, Anvers. D/ B. cuir. à d. R/ Ecu couronné sur une croix de Bourgogne, entre deux briquets, portant le bijou de la Toison d'or. Rare. Très Beau.'' ([[Netherlands, Spanish|duchy of Brabant]], States Revolt, 1577-81, silver fifth écu Philippe of 1580, Antwerp mint. Obverse: armored bust right; reverse: crowned arms over a Burgundian cross, between two firesteels bearing the jewels of the Order of the Golden Fleece. Rare, Very Fine.)"</blockquote> The hand below the king's bust on the obverse is the Antwerp mintmark. This coin was part of an early attempt to issue decimal coinage.

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.

''Specification:'' silver, this specimen 6,49 g. 

''Catalog reference:'' G.H. 212-1b; W. 790; V.H. 393. 

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* 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.
* <sup>[1]</sup>Elsen, Philippe, et al., ''Vente Publique 153'', Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2022.

''Link to:''
* [[Brabant 1576(h) 1/5 ecu|1576 ''cinquième d'écu Philippe'', Antwerp mint]]
* [[Brussels 1580 18 sols]] siege coinage
* [[Brussels 1580 36 sols]] siege coinage
* [[Brabant 1580(h) 1/2 ecu|1580 ''demi-écu Philippe'', Antwerp mint]]
* [[Brabant 1580(s) 1/2 ecu|1580 ''demi-écu Philippe'', Maastricht mint]]
* [[Brabant 1580(h) ecu Dav-8634|1580 ''écu Philippe'', Antwerp mint]]
* [[Brabant 1580 couronne d'or Fr-83|1580 couronne d'or, States Revolt]]
* [[Brabant 1584(h) 5 sols|1584 5 ''sols Robustus'', Antwerp mint]]
* [[Brabant 1587(h) 1/5 ecu|1587 ''cinquième d'écu Philippe'', Antwerp mint]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1580]]

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