View source for Flanders 1557 daalder Dav-8644

[[Image:Flanders JE145-1862.jpg|550px|thumb|Jean Elsen sale 145, lot 1862]]

This specimen was lot 1862 in Jean Elsen sale 145 (Brussels, September 2020), where it sold for €800 (about US$1,140 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''[[Netherlands, Spanish|VLAANDEREN, Graafschap]], Philips II (1555-1598), AR Philipsdaalder, 1557, Brugge. Met titel van koning van Engeland. Vz/ Geharnast bb. r. Met PHILIPPVS in de legende. Kz/ Gekroond wapenschild op een Bourgondisch kruis tussen twee vuurijzers.  Zeldzaam Mooie patina. Zeer Fraai/bijna Prachtig. Uit onze lijst 203, april 1999, 912.'' (county of Flanders, Philip II, 1555-98, silver daalder of 1557, Bruges mint, with the title of king of England in the legend. Obverse: armored bust right, with the king's name spelled in full; reverse: crowned arms over a Burgundian cross between two jewels. Rare, nice patina, Very Fine/about Extremely Fine.)"</blockquote> This type, struck 1557 only, is listed but not photographed in Davenport. Other écus for 1557 include Dav-8643 (bust left) and [[Flanders 1557 daalder Dav-8645|Dav-8645]] (obverse legend is "PHS.D.G.HISP.ANG.Z.REX."). Philip gave up his title of king of England after his wife's death in 1558.

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.

''Specification:'' silver, this specimen 34,22 g. 

''Catalog reference:'' [[Silver crowns by Davenport number|Dav-8644]], G.H. 210-7b; Delm-34a; V.H. 254. 

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* <sup>[1]</sup>Elsen, Philippe, et al., ''Vente Publique 145,'' Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2020.
* Davenport, John S., ''European Crowns, 1484-1600,'' Frankfurt: Numismatischer Verlag, 1977. 
* 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.

''Links to:''
* [[Flanders 1551 4 stuivers|1551 ''vlieger'' (4 stuivers)]]
* [[Brabant 1557(s) ecu Dav-8623|1557 ''écu Philippe'', bust left, Maastricht mint]]
* [[Brabant 1557(h) ecu Dav-8623]]
* [[Thorn 1557 daalder Dav-8665]]
* [[Gelderland 1557 daalder Dav-8491]]
* [[Holland 1557 daalder Dav-8506]]
* [[Flanders 1557 daalder Dav-8645|1557 philipsdaalder, bust right, with "ANG Z"]]
* [[Flanders 1562 daalder Dav-8646|1557 philipsdaalder, bust right, without "ANG Z"]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1557]]

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