Hainaut 1577 1/2 states daalder

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Jean Elsen sale 140, lot 481

This specimen was lot 481 in Jean Elsen sale 140 (Brussels, March 2019), where it sold for €650 (about US$866 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"HAINAUT, Comté, Les Etats en révolte (1577-1579), AR demi-écu des Etats, 1577, Mons. D/ Le roi à mi-corps de f., couronné et cuirassé, ten. un sceptre de son bras abaissé et devant lui l'écu d'Autriche-Bourgogne. R/ Croix formée des lettres P/H/S couronnées, accostée de 16-S et cantonnée de quatre fleurons. Très Beau. (county of Hainaut, the states in revolt, 1577-79, silver half écu of 1577, Mons mint. Obverse: a crowned and armored half-length bust of the king supports the arms of Austria-Burgundy and bears a scepter; reverse: a cross is formed of the crowned monogram "PHS", dividing 16-S and cantonned with four florets. Very Fine.)"

We see this type, issued during the revolt of the southern provinces against Philip II of Spain, also from Flanders and Brabant.

Reported Mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver, this specimen 15,00 g.

Catalog reference: G.H. 246-10b; Chalon 170; Lucas, Hainaut, 196; Delm. 123.

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

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