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| − | This specimen was lot 1760 in Jean Elsen sale 149 (Brussels, December 2021), where it sold for €650 (about US$880 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''ITALIE, MILAN, Philippe II d'Espagne (1554-1598), AR scudo d'argento (ducatone), 1579. D/ B. cuir. à d., accosté de la date. R/ Ecu couronné, dans un cartouche orné. Très rare Fines griffes. Très Beau.'' ([[Italy]], duchy of [[Italy, Milan]], Philip II of Spain, 1554-98, silver scudo or ducatone of 1579. Obverse: armored bust to right divides the date; reverse: crowned arms in an ornate cartouche. Very rare, fine scratches, Very Fine.)"</blockquote> Ducatons were issued in the Spanish Netherlands and associated states (including the bishopric of | + | This specimen was lot 1760 in Jean Elsen sale 149 (Brussels, December 2021), where it sold for €650 (about US$880 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''ITALIE, MILAN, Philippe II d'Espagne (1554-1598), AR scudo d'argento (ducatone), 1579. D/ B. cuir. à d., accosté de la date. R/ Ecu couronné, dans un cartouche orné. Très rare Fines griffes. Très Beau.'' ([[Italy]], duchy of [[Italy, Milan]], Philip II of Spain, 1554-98, silver scudo or ducatone of 1579. Obverse: armored bust to right divides the date; reverse: crowned arms in an ornate cartouche. Very rare, fine scratches, Very Fine.)"</blockquote> Ducatons were issued in the Spanish Netherlands and associated states (including the bishopric of Liège and Franche Comte) during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, where they competed with French écus, German talers and Dutch daalders and ducatons. The type shown here was struck at Milan 1579-88 for Philip II of Spain. The series is plagued by bad planchets and poor strikes, reducing their appeal to collectors. The Spanish issues for Milan ended with the death of Charles II in 1700, when the duchy passed to Austria, which held it until the coming of Napoleon. Three varieties of the ''filippo'' or ducatone exist for 1579: Dav-8308 (date on reverse); Dav-8309 (date on both sides) and Dav-8310 (date on obverse). The last, shown here, was struck 1579, 1582, 1585 and 1588. It is frequently miscatalogued as Dav-8309. |
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| + | * [[Milan (1556-77) ducatone Dav-8307|(1556-77) ducatone, Philip II]] | ||
* [[Milan 1578 doppia Fr-716|1578 doppia]] | * [[Milan 1578 doppia Fr-716|1578 doppia]] | ||
* [[Milan 1579 filippo Dav-8309|1579 ducatone, date on both sides]] | * [[Milan 1579 filippo Dav-8309|1579 ducatone, date on both sides]] | ||
Latest revision as of 12:09, 1 April 2024
This specimen was lot 1760 in Jean Elsen sale 149 (Brussels, December 2021), where it sold for €650 (about US$880 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"ITALIE, MILAN, Philippe II d'Espagne (1554-1598), AR scudo d'argento (ducatone), 1579. D/ B. cuir. à d., accosté de la date. R/ Ecu couronné, dans un cartouche orné. Très rare Fines griffes. Très Beau. (Italy, duchy of Italy, Milan, Philip II of Spain, 1554-98, silver scudo or ducatone of 1579. Obverse: armored bust to right divides the date; reverse: crowned arms in an ornate cartouche. Very rare, fine scratches, Very Fine.)"
Ducatons were issued in the Spanish Netherlands and associated states (including the bishopric of Liège and Franche Comte) during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, where they competed with French écus, German talers and Dutch daalders and ducatons. The type shown here was struck at Milan 1579-88 for Philip II of Spain. The series is plagued by bad planchets and poor strikes, reducing their appeal to collectors. The Spanish issues for Milan ended with the death of Charles II in 1700, when the duchy passed to Austria, which held it until the coming of Napoleon. Three varieties of the filippo or ducatone exist for 1579: Dav-8308 (date on reverse); Dav-8309 (date on both sides) and Dav-8310 (date on obverse). The last, shown here, was struck 1579, 1582, 1585 and 1588. It is frequently miscatalogued as Dav-8309.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, this specimen 31,76 g.
Catalog reference: Crippa 12/A; M.I.R. 308/6; Dav-8310.
- Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1484-1600, Frankfurt: Numismatischer Verlag, 1977.
- [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 149: Monnaies, Médailles et Décorations, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2021.
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