Brabant 1581 gigot

Jean Elsen sale 133, lot 761

This specimen was lot 761 in Jean Elsen sale 133 (Brussels, June 2017), where it sold for €380 (about US$502 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"BRABANT, Duché, Philippe II (1555-1598), Cu gigot (duit), 1581, Bois-le-Duc. D/ B. cuir. à d. R/ Ecu couronné, entre 8-1. Rare. Très Beau. (duchy of Brabant, Philip II, 1555-98, copper duit of 1581, Hertogenbosch mint. Obverse: armored bust to right; reverse: crowned arms divide "8-1". Rare, very fine.)"

In the Dutch provincial system of the eighteenth century, a duit was a copper coin worth one-eighth of a stuiver or 1/480 of a ducaton. This one seems to be about half the weight of the liard.

Reported Mintage: unknown.

Specification: copper, this specimen 2,31 g.

Catalog reference: G.H. 233-4; W. 876-877; CNM 2.08.11.

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 133, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils, S.A., 2017.

Link to:

• Namur 1578 denier
• Flanders (1578-80) oord states revolt
• Ghent 1581 6 mites
• Hainaut 1581 liard
• Hainaut 1581 1/10 ecu
• Hainaut 1581 demi-écu Philippe
• 1581 demi-écu Philippe, Antwerp mint
• Tournai 1581 demi-écu Philippe
• Brabant 1593(s) gigot = duit
• Brabant 1593 liard
• Coins and currency dated 1581
• return to coins of Spanish Netherlands