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[[Image:Artois JE141-634.jpg|550px|thumb|Jean Elsen sale 141, lot 634]] | [[Image:Artois JE141-634.jpg|550px|thumb|Jean Elsen sale 141, lot 634]] | ||
| − | This specimen was lot 634 in Jean Elsen sale 141 (Brussels, June 2019), where it sold for €95 (about US$129 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''ARTOIS, Comté, Philippe II (1555-1598), AR demi-écu Philippe, 1588, Arras. D/ B. cuir. à d. Avec date 8-8 séparée par le rat. R/ Ecu couronné avec écusson de Portugal en surtout, sur une croix de Bourgogne, entre deux briquets, portant le bijou de la Toison d'or. Très rare Griffes au revers. Beau.'' ([[Netherlands, Spanish|county of Artois]], Philip II, 1555-98, silver half écu Philippe of 1588, Arras mint. Obverse: armored bust right, date divided by a rat; reverse: crowned arms with the escutcheon of Portugal, over a Burgundian cross between two jewels of the Golden Fleece. Very rare, scratches on the reverse, Fine.)"</blockquote> The | + | This specimen was lot 634 in Jean Elsen sale 141 (Brussels, June 2019), where it sold for €95 (about US$129 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''ARTOIS, Comté, Philippe II (1555-1598), AR demi-écu Philippe, 1588, Arras. D/ B. cuir. à d. Avec date 8-8 séparée par le rat. R/ Ecu couronné avec écusson de Portugal en surtout, sur une croix de Bourgogne, entre deux briquets, portant le bijou de la Toison d'or. Très rare Griffes au revers. Beau.'' ([[Netherlands, Spanish|county of Artois]], Philip II, 1555-98, silver half écu Philippe of 1588, Arras mint. Obverse: armored bust right, date divided by a rat; reverse: crowned arms with the escutcheon of Portugal, over a Burgundian cross between two jewels of the Golden Fleece. Very rare, scratches on the reverse, Fine.)"</blockquote> This type, the last half écu struck for Philip II, is listed for 1586-92 and 1598. The Spanish lost Artois to the French in the 1640's and formally ceded it in 1659. Arras would become a French mint, retaining the rat mintmark. |
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. | ''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. | ||
| − | ''Specification:'' silver, this specimen 15,87 g. | + | ''Specification:'' 17.14 g, 0.833 fine silver, this specimen 15,87 g. |
| − | ''Catalog reference:'' G.H. 211-9d; Dewismes 210; Delm | + | ''Catalog reference:'' G.H. 211-9d; Dewismes 210; Delm-69; V.H. 365. |
''[[Bibliography|Source:]]'' | ''[[Bibliography|Source:]]'' | ||
| − | * van | + | * 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 141,'' Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils, S.A., 2019. | * <sup>[1]</sup>Elsen, Philippe, et al., ''Vente Publique 141,'' Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils, S.A., 2019. | ||
''Links to:'' | ''Links to:'' | ||
| − | * [[Artois | + | * [[Artois (15)82 liard]] |
* [[Artois 1582 1/5 ecu|1582 ''cinquième d'écu Philippe'']] | * [[Artois 1582 1/5 ecu|1582 ''cinquième d'écu Philippe'']] | ||
* [[Artois 1584 1/20 ecu|1584 ''vingtième d'écu Philippe'']] | * [[Artois 1584 1/20 ecu|1584 ''vingtième d'écu Philippe'']] | ||
| + | * [[Artois 1586 1/2 ecu|1586 ''demi-écu Philippe'']] | ||
* [[Artois 1587 ecu Dav-8652|1587 ''écu Philippe'']] | * [[Artois 1587 ecu Dav-8652|1587 ''écu Philippe'']] | ||
* [[Burgundy 1588 gros]] | * [[Burgundy 1588 gros]] | ||
| − | * [[Tournai 1588 ecu | + | * [[Tournai 1588 1/2 ecu|Tournai 1588 ''demi-écu Philippe'']] |
| − | * [[Brabant 1589 1/2 ecu]] | + | * [[Brabant 1589(h) 1/2 ecu]] |
| − | * [[ | + | * [[Artois 1589 ecu Dav-8652|1589 ''écu Philippe'']] |
* [[Namur 1592 1/2 ecu|Namur 1592 ''demi-écu Philippe'']] | * [[Namur 1592 1/2 ecu|Namur 1592 ''demi-écu Philippe'']] | ||
| + | * [[Artois (15)98 1/2 ecu|(15)98 ''demi-écu Philippe'']] | ||
* [[Coins and currency dated 1588]] | * [[Coins and currency dated 1588]] | ||
[[Category:Selections from Jean Elsen sale 141]][[Category: Coinage of the Dutch provinces]] | [[Category:Selections from Jean Elsen sale 141]][[Category: Coinage of the Dutch provinces]] | ||
Latest revision as of 21:46, 28 July 2026
This specimen was lot 634 in Jean Elsen sale 141 (Brussels, June 2019), where it sold for €95 (about US$129 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"ARTOIS, Comté, Philippe II (1555-1598), AR demi-écu Philippe, 1588, Arras. D/ B. cuir. à d. Avec date 8-8 séparée par le rat. R/ Ecu couronné avec écusson de Portugal en surtout, sur une croix de Bourgogne, entre deux briquets, portant le bijou de la Toison d'or. Très rare Griffes au revers. Beau. (county of Artois, Philip II, 1555-98, silver half écu Philippe of 1588, Arras mint. Obverse: armored bust right, date divided by a rat; reverse: crowned arms with the escutcheon of Portugal, over a Burgundian cross between two jewels of the Golden Fleece. Very rare, scratches on the reverse, Fine.)"
This type, the last half écu struck for Philip II, is listed for 1586-92 and 1598. The Spanish lost Artois to the French in the 1640's and formally ceded it in 1659. Arras would become a French mint, retaining the rat mintmark.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 17.14 g, 0.833 fine silver, this specimen 15,87 g.
Catalog reference: G.H. 211-9d; Dewismes 210; Delm-69; V.H. 365.
- 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 141, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils, S.A., 2019.
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