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[[Image:JE154-1293.jpg|550px|thumb|Jean Elsen sale 154, lot 1293]]
[[Image:Brabant 1559.jpg|400px|thumb|Brabant in 1559, from Shepherd's atlas]]

This specimen was lot 1293 in Jean Elsen sale 154 (Brussels, March 2023), where it sold for €2,000 (about US$2,590 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''BRABANT, Duché, Philippe IV (1621-1665), AR ducaton, 1638, Anvers. Deuxième type. Piéfort de poids double. D/ B. dr. et cuir. à d. R/ Ecu couronné, tenu par deux lions. En dessous, le bijou de la Toison d'or. Rare. Fines griffes au droit. Anciennement nettoyé. Très Beau.'' ([[Netherlands, Spanish|duchy of Brabant]], Philip IV, 1621-65, silver ducaton of 1638, Antwerp mint, second type, double weight piefort. Obverse: armored bust right; reverse: crowned arms supported by two lions, the jewel of the Golden Fleece below. Rare, light scratches on the obverse with an old cleaning, Very Fine.)"</blockquote> This double ducaton was produced in small quantities during the reign of Philip IV, mostly for presentation. The SCWC lists the years 1636, 1640-58 and 1662 but other dates exist, as here.

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.

''Specification:'' 64.96 g, 0.875 fine silver, this specimen 64,56 g. 

''Catalog reference:'' KM 75.1, [[Silver crowns by Davenport number|Dav-4453]], G.H., Suppl., 327-1b; Delm-284a. 

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed.'', Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014. 
* Davenport, John S., ''European Crowns, 1600-1700,'' Galesburg, IL, 1974. 
* 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 154, Trouvaille de Labuissière'', Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2023.

''Link to:''
* [[Brabant 1637(h) patagon Dav-4462|1637 patagon, Antwerp mint]]
* [[Brabant 1637(a) patagon Dav-4462|1637 patagon, Brussels mint]]
* [[Flanders 1638 patagon Dav-4464|Flanders 1638 patagon]]
* [[Brabant 1638(h) patagon Dav-4462|1638 patagon, Antwerp mint]]
* [[Brabant 1638(h) ducaton Dav-4454|1638 ducaton, Antwerp mint]]
* [[Brabant 1639(h) 1/2 ducaton|1639 half ducaton, Antwerp mint]]
* [[Brabant 1639(h) ducaton Dav-4454|1639 ducaton, Antwerp mint]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1638]]

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