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''Specification:'' silver, the first specimen 13,93 g, the second specimen 13,00 g.
 
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* [[Brabant 1582(h) 1/2 ecu|1582 ''demi-écu'', Francis d'Alençon]]
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* [[Brabant 1584(h) 5 sols|1584 5 ''sols Robustus'', Antwerp mint]]
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* [[Brabant 1584(h) 1/2 ecu|1584 ''demi-écu Robustus'', Antwerp mint]]
 
* [[Brabant 1584 daalder|1584 ''écu Robustus'', Antwerp mint]]
 
* [[Brabant 1584 daalder|1584 ''écu Robustus'', Antwerp mint]]
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* [[Brabant 1586(h) 1/2 ecu|1586 ''demi-écu Philippe'', Antwerp mint]]
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* [[Brabant 1586(h) ecu Dav-8637|1586 ''écu Philippe'', Antwerp mint]]
 
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[[Category:Selections from Jean Elsen sale 149]][[Category: Selections from Jean Elsen sale 151]][[Category: Coinage of the Dutch provinces]]

Latest revision as of 09:44, 11 December 2024

Jean Elsen sale 149, lot 770
Jean Elsen sale 151, lot 1032

The first specimen was lot 770 in Jean Elsen sale 149 (Brussels, December 2021), where it sold for €2,000 (about US$2,709 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"BRABANT, Duché, Les Etats de Brabant (1584-1585), AR demi-écu Robustus, 1585, Anvers. D/ CONFORTARE ET ESTO ROBVSTVS Guerrier antique deb. de f., t. à d., brandissant son glaive, devant le lion brabançon. R/ MONETA DVCATVS BRABANTIAE 1585 Ecu de Brabant couronné, entre deux B couronnés. Très rare Fines craquelures du flan au revers. Belle patine. Très Beau. (duchy of Brabant, silver half écu Robustus of 1585, Antwerp mint. Obverse: a warrior in ancient dress stands, facing right, brandishing a sword before the lion of Brabant; reverse: crowned arms of Brabant between two crowned "B's". Very rare, planchet cracks on the reverse, nice patina, Very Fine.)

Après la fuite du duc d'Anjou, les Etats de Brabant et de Flandre reprirent les rênes du pouvoir sans reconnaître de nouveau prince. La frappe de nouvelles monnaies d'or et d'argent fut décidée: lion et demi-lion d'or, écus et demi-écus en argent appelés "Robustus" d'après la fin de leur légende. Ces pièces furent frappées dans l'atelier d'Anvers alors que la ville était assiégée par Alexandre Farnèse. Elle capitula le 17 août 1585, après un siège de plus d'un an et une résistance héroïque dirigée par Marnix de Sainte-Aldegonde. Sa chute marqua le complet rétablissement de l'autorité espagnole dans les Pays-Bas méridionaux. Pour prendre la ville, Alexandre Farnèse dut fermer l'Escaut par un immense pont de bateaux que les assiégés tentèrent en vain de briser. (After the flight of the Duke of Anjou, the States of Brabant and Flanders took the reins of power without recognizing a new prince. The minting of new gold and silver coins was ordered: gold lion and half-lion, écus and half-écus in silver called "Robustus" after the end of their legend. These coins were minted in the workshop of Antwerp while the city was under siege by Alexander Farnese. It capitulated on August 17, 1585, after a siege of more than a year and a heroic resistance led by Marnix de Sainte-Aldegonde. Its fall marked the complete reestablishment of Spanish rule in the southern Netherlands. To take the city, Alexander Farnese had to close the Scheldt with a huge bridge of boats that the besieged tried in vain to break.)"

The second specimen was lot 1032 in Jean Elsen sale 151 (Brussels, June 2022), where it sold for €1,500 (about US$1,874 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[2] noted,

"BRABANT, Duché, Les Etats de Brabant (1584-1585), AR demi-écu Robustus, 1585, Anvers. D/ CONFORTARE ET ESTO ROBVSTVS Guerrier antique deb. de f., t. à d., brandissant son glaive, devant le lion brabançon. R/ MONETA DVCATVS BRABANTIAE 1585 Ecu de Brabant couronné, entre deux B couronnés. Très rare Tranche irrégulière. Fines craquelures du flan. Très Beau. (estates of the duchy of Brabant, 1584-85, silver half écu Robustus of 1585, Antwerp mint. Obverse: ancient warrior facing, head to right, brandishing his sword, before him the lion of Brabant; reverse: crowned arms of Brabant between two crowned "B's". Very rare, irregular edge, fine planchet cracks, Very Fine.)"

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver, the first specimen 13,93 g, the second specimen 13,00 g.

Catalog reference: W. 803; Delm-230; V.H. 436.

Sources:

  • Delmonte, A., Le Bénélux D'or, Amsterdam: Jacques Schulman N.V., 1964, with supplements to 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.
  • [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 149: Monnaies, Médailles et Décorations, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2021.
  • [2]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 151: Collection Paul Witte, Monnaies de Brabant, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2022.

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