Brabant 1571 1/5 ecu
This specimen was lot 521 in Jean Elsen sale 124 (Brussels, March 2015), where it sold for €100 (about US$125 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"BRABANT, Duché, Philippe II (1555-1598), AR cinquième d'écu Philippe, 1571, Anvers. Droit: B. cuirassé à droite. Revers: Ecu couronné sur une croix de Bourgogne, entre deux briquets, portant le bijou de la Toison d'or. Très Beau à Superbe. (duchy of Brabant, Philip II (1555-98), silver fifth écu Philippe of 1571, Antwerp mint. Obverse: armored bust to left; reverse: crowned arms, over a Burgundian cross, between two briquets, collar of the Order of the Golden Fleece around. Very fine to extremely fine.)"
This type represents a very early experiment with decimal coinage, over a century before Russia adopted her hundred kopeks = one ruble.
Reported Mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, this specimen 6,03 g.
Catalog reference: G.H., 212-1b; W., 722.
- 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 124, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2015.
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