Brabant 1586(h) ecu Dav-8637

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Jean Elsen sale 154, lot 1279
Brabant in 1559, from Shepherd's atlas

This specimen was lot 1279 in Jean Elsen sale 154 (Brussels, March 2023), where it sold for €280 (about US$363 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"BRABANT, Duché, Philippe II (1555-1598), restauré, AR écu Philippe, 1586, 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. G.H. 210-1h; Delm. 18; W. 833; V.H. 362. 33,21 g. Flan large. Très Beau. (duchy of Brabant, Philip II, 1555-98, restored, silver écu Philippe of 1586, 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. Large planchet, Very Fine.)"

This type was struck 1585-92, 1595-98. It varied from the earlier écu Philippe (Dav-8634) by having the arms of Portugal added.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver, this specimen 33,07 g.

Catalog reference: G.H. 210-1g; Delm. 17a; W. 788; V.H. 388, 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.

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