Brabant 1595(h) ecu Dav-8637

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.

Link to:

• 1590 écu Philippe, Antwerp mint
• 1592 écu Philippe, Brussels mint
• Tournai 1595 demi-écu Philippe
• 1596 écu Philippe, Antwerp mint
• Coins and currency dated 1595