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| − | This specimen was lot 1704 in Jean Elsen sale 153 (Brussels, December 2022), where it sold for €120 (about US$152 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''NEDERLAND, GELDERLAND, Hertogdom, Philips II (1555-1592), AR halve Philipsdaalder, 1564, Nijmegen. Vz/ Geharnast bb. r. Kz/ Gekroond wapenschild op een Bourgondisch kruis tussen twee vuurijzers. bijna Zeer Fraai.'' (Netherlands, [[Netherlands, Gelderland|duchy of Gelderland]], Philip II, 1555-92, silver half Philip's daalder of 1564, Nijmegen mint. Obverse: armored bust right; reverse: | + | This specimen was lot 1704 in Jean Elsen sale 153 (Brussels, December 2022), where it sold for €120 (about US$152 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''NEDERLAND, GELDERLAND, Hertogdom, Philips II (1555-1592), AR halve Philipsdaalder, 1564, Nijmegen. Vz/ Geharnast bb. r. Kz/ Gekroond wapenschild op een Bourgondisch kruis tussen twee vuurijzers. bijna Zeer Fraai.'' (Netherlands, [[Netherlands, Gelderland|duchy of Gelderland]], Philip II, 1555-92, silver half Philip's daalder of 1564, Nijmegen mint. Obverse: armored bust right; reverse: crowned arms over a Burgundian cross between two firesteels. about Very Fine.)"</blockquote> The Philip II depicted here is Philip II of Spain (1556-98), who lost control of Gelderland in the 1580's when the Protestant inhabitants successfully rebelled against his attempts to reimpose Catholicism. In the southern Netherlands (Brabant and Luxembourg), this coin was called the [[Brabant 1563 1/2 ecu|''demi-écu philippe'']]. |
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. | ''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. | ||
Revision as of 12:27, 6 July 2023
This specimen was lot 1704 in Jean Elsen sale 153 (Brussels, December 2022), where it sold for €120 (about US$152 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"NEDERLAND, GELDERLAND, Hertogdom, Philips II (1555-1592), AR halve Philipsdaalder, 1564, Nijmegen. Vz/ Geharnast bb. r. Kz/ Gekroond wapenschild op een Bourgondisch kruis tussen twee vuurijzers. bijna Zeer Fraai. (Netherlands, duchy of Gelderland, Philip II, 1555-92, silver half Philip's daalder of 1564, Nijmegen mint. Obverse: armored bust right; reverse: crowned arms over a Burgundian cross between two firesteels. about Very Fine.)"
The Philip II depicted here is Philip II of Spain (1556-98), who lost control of Gelderland in the 1580's when the Protestant inhabitants successfully rebelled against his attempts to reimpose Catholicism. In the southern Netherlands (Brabant and Luxembourg), this coin was called the demi-écu philippe.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver; this specimen is 16,41 g.
Catalog reference: G.H. 211-6b; Delm. 62; V.H. 267.
- van der Wis, Jan, and Tom Passon, Catalogus van de Nederlandse Munten geslagen sind bet aantreden van Philips II tot aan het einde van de Bataafse Republiek (1555-1806), 2nd ed., Apeldoorn, Netherlands: Omni-Trading b.v., 2009.
- [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 153, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2022.
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