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* [[Brabant 1593(h) 1/5 ecu|1593 ''cinquième d'écu Philippe'', Antwerp mint]]
 
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Jean Elsen sale 142, lot 861
Brabant in 1559, from Shepherd's atlas

This specimen was lot 861 in Jean Elsen sale 142 (Brussels, September 2019), where it sold for €1,050 (about US$1,363 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"BRABANT, Duché, Philippe II (1555-1598), AR demi-écu Philippe, 1594, 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. Belle patine. Très Beau à Superbe. (duchy of Brabant, Philip II, 1555-98, silver half écu Philippe of 1594, Antwerp mint. Obverse: armored bust left; reverse: crowned arms with the escutcheon of Portugal over a Burgundian cross between two briquets. Nice patina, Very Fine - Extremely Fine.)"

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver; this specimen is 17,05 g.

Catalog reference: G.H. 211-1c; Delm. 53; W. 834; V.H. 364.

Source:

  • 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 142, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils, S.A., 2019.

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