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[[Image:JE158-0982.jpg|550px|thumb|Jean Elsen sale 158, lot 982]]

This specimen was lot 982 in Jean Elsen sale 158 (Brussels, March 2024), where it sold for €360 (about US$468 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''VLAANDEREN, Graafschap, De Staten in opstand (1577-1584), AR halve Statendaalder, 1578, Brugge. Vz/ Gekroond bb. van Philips II v.v., met scepter en wapenschild voor zich houdend. Kz/ Kruis gevormd door de letters P-H onder kronen. Waarde in het veld. Barst in de muntplaat. Mooie patina. Prachtig.'' ([[Netherlands, Spanish|county of Flanders]], States Revolt, 1577-84, silver half States dollar of 1578, Bruges mint. Obverse: crowned half-length bust of Philip II holding a scepter and supporting a shield; reverse: cross formed of the letters "P-H" under crowns, an "S" in the center. Planchet crack, nice patina, Extremely Fine.)"</blockquote> We see this type, issued during the revolt of the southern provinces against Philip II of Spain, also from [[Hainaut 1577 1/2 states daalder|Hainaut]] and [[Brabant 1577-B 1/2 states daalder|Brabant]]. Deliberately overvalued to raise money for the war effort against Spain, its circulating life was brief.

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.

''Specification:'' silver; this specimen 15,19 g. 

''Catalog reference:'' G.H. 246-7; Delm-122; VH 375. 

''[[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 158, Monnaies de la Principauté de Liège'', Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2024.

''Link to:''
* [[Flanders 1577 1/2 states daalder|1577 ''halve Statendaalder'', States Revolt]]
* [[Hainaut 1577 1/2 states daalder]]
* [[Brabant 1577-B 1/2 states daalder|1577 ''demi-écu des Etats'', Brussels mint]]
* [[Brabant 1577(s) 1/2 states daalder|1577 ''demi-écu des Etats'', Maastricht mint]]
* [[Flanders 1578 states daalder Dav-8649|1578 ''Statendaalder'', States Revolt]]
* [[Brabant 1578(h) states daalder Dav-8639|1578 ''écu des Etats'', Antwerp mint]]
* [[Brabant 1578(s) states daalder Dav-8639|1578 ''écu des Etats'', Maastricht mint]]
* [[Gelderland 1578 states daalder Dav-8498]]
* [[Overijssel 1578 states daalder Dav-8519]]
* [[Flanders (1578-80) oord]] states revolt
* [[Gelderland 1579 uniedaalder Dav-8499]]
* [[Tournai 1579 states daalder Dav-8654]]
* [[Brabant 1579(h) states daalder Dav-8639|1579 ''écu des Etats'', Antwerp mint]]
* [[Flanders 1581 noble Fr-242]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1578]]

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