Flanders 1577 1/4 states daalder

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Jean Elsen sale 137, lot 544

This specimen was lot 544 in Jean Elsen sale 137 (Brussels, June 2018), where it sold for €240 (about US$334 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"VLAANDEREN, Graafschap, De Staten in opstand (1577-1584), AR kwart Statendaalder, 1577, Brugge. Vz/ Gekroond bb. van Philips II v.v., met scepter en wapenschild voor zich houdend. Kz/ Kruis gevormd door de letters P-H onder kronen. Waarde in het veld. Zeldzaam Barst en krasjes op kz. Zeer Fraai. (county of Flanders, States' Revolt, 1577-84, silver quarter daalder of 1577, Bruges mint. Obverse: crowned bust of Philip II facing, with scepter and shield; reverse: cross formed of four crowned "PH's". Scarce, planchet crack and scratches, very fine.)"

Flanders is now in the heart of Belgium.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver; this specimen 7,25 g.

Catalog reference: G.H. 247-7; Haeck 692; Delm. 131.

Source:

  • 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 137, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils, S.A., 2018.

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