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[[Image:JE153-1173.jpg|550px|thumb|Jean Elsen sale 153, lot 1173]]

This specimen was lot 1173 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, Philippe IV (1621-1665), Cu liard, 1628, Maastricht. D/ Briquet entouré d'une couronne et des écus d'Autriche, Bourgogne et Brabant. R/ Ecu couronné, accosté de la date. Rare. Très Beau.'' ([[Netherlands, Spanish|duchy of Brabant]], Philip IV, 1621-65, copper liard of 1628, Maastricht mint. Obverse: firesteel with the crowns and arms of Austria, Burgundy and Brabant; reverse: crowned arms divide the date. Rare, Very Fine.)"</blockquote> The SCWC lists this type for 1629-30 and 1632. This unlisted date is likely very rare. The mintmark is a star at the top of the obverse.

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.

''Specification:'' copper; this specimen is 3,82 g. 

''Catalog reference:'' KM 62.2 (unlisted date), G.H. 336-2 (non répertorié); W. 1012; V.H. 653. 

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

''Link to:''
* [[Brabant 1613(s) liard|1613 liard, Maastricht mint]]
* [[Brabant 1626 liard KM-63|1626 liard, struck for Breda]]
* [[Artois 1628 patagon Dav-4466|Artois 1628 patagon]]
* [[Brabant 1628(h) patagon Dav-4462|1628 patagon, Antwerp mint]]
* [[Brabant 1628(s) patagon Dav-4462|1628 patagon, Maastricht mint]]
* [[Burgundy 1628 patagon Dav-4472|Burgundy 1628 patagon]]
* [[Brabant 1628(a) 2 patagon Dav-4461|1628 double patagon, Brussels mint]]
* [[Brabant 1629(a) escalin|1629 escalin, Brussels mint]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1628]]

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