Flanders 1570 1/2 rijksdaalder
This specimen was lot 1537 in Jean Elsen sale 155 (Brussels, June 2023), where it sold for €650 (about US$852 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"VLAANDEREN, Graafschap, Philips II (1555-1598), AR halve Bourgondische rijksdaalder, 1570, Brugge. Vz/ Vuurijzer op stokkenkruis. Kz/ Gekroond wapenschild omringd door de keten van het Gulden Vlies. Zeldzaam. Mooie patina. Zeer Fraai. (county of Flanders, Philip II, 1555-98, silver half Burgundian rixdollar of 1570, Bruges mint. Obverse: Burgundian cross; reverse: crowned arms, Order of the GOlden Fleece around, Scarce, nice patina, Very Fine.)"
This scarce type was also struck in Antwerp for Brabant. That coin has the obverse legend, "PHS·D:G·HISP·Z·REX·DVX·BRA·".
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, this specimen 14,59 g.
Catalog reference: G.H. 241-7; Delm. 100; V.H. 291.
- 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 155, Collection Marc Bar et Distinctions de Jean-Baptiste Nothomb, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2023.
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