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''Specification:'' silver, this specimen 33,63 g.  
 
''Specification:'' silver, this specimen 33,63 g.  
  
''Catalog reference:'' G.H. 210-1h; Delm. 18; W. 833; V.H. 362, [[Silver crowns by Davenport number|Dav-8637]].  
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''Catalog reference:'' G.H. 210-1h; Delm-18; W. 833; V.H. 362, [[Silver crowns by Davenport number|Dav-8637]].  
  
 
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* [[Brabant 1590(h) ecu Dav-8637|1590 ''écu Philippe'', Antwerp mint]]
 
* [[Brabant 1590(h) ecu Dav-8637|1590 ''écu Philippe'', Antwerp mint]]
 
* [[Brabant 1592-B ecu Dav-8638|1592 ''écu Philippe'', Brussels mint]]
 
* [[Brabant 1592-B ecu Dav-8638|1592 ''écu Philippe'', Brussels mint]]
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* [[Tournai 1595 1/2 ecu|Tournai 1595 ''demi-écu Philippe'']]
 
* [[Brabant 1596(h) ecu Dav-8637|1596 ''écu Philippe'', Antwerp mint]]
 
* [[Brabant 1596(h) ecu Dav-8637|1596 ''écu Philippe'', Antwerp mint]]
 
* [[Coins and currency dated 1595]]
 
* [[Coins and currency dated 1595]]
  
 
[[Category:Coinage of the Dutch provinces]][[Category:Selections from Jean Elsen sale 154]][[Category: European crowns and thalers]]
 
[[Category:Coinage of the Dutch provinces]][[Category:Selections from Jean Elsen sale 154]][[Category: European crowns and thalers]]

Latest revision as of 09:58, 11 December 2024

Jean Elsen sale 154, lot 1281
Brabant in 1559, from Shepherd's atlas

This specimen was lot 1281 in Jean Elsen sale 154 (Brussels, March 2023), where it sold for €8,000 (about US$10,358 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"BRABANT, Duché, Philippe II (1555-1598), AR écu Philippe, 1595, Anvers. D/ B. cuir. à g. 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. Extrêmement rare. Flan large. Nettoyé. Très Beau à Superbe. (duchy of Brabant, Philip II, 1555-98, silver écu Philippe of 1595, Antwerp mint. Obverse: armored bust left; reverse: crowned arms with the escutcheon of Portugal over a Burgundian cross between two firesteels bearing the jewels of the Golden Fleece. Extremely rare, large planchet, Very Fine - Extremely Fine.)"

This type was struck 1585-92, 1595-98. It varied from the earlier (Dav-8634) by having the arms of Portugal added.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver, this specimen 33,63 g.

Catalog reference: G.H. 210-1h; Delm-18; W. 833; V.H. 362, Dav-8637.

Source:

  • 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.
  • [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 154, Trouvaille de Labuissière, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2023.

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