Brabant 1576(h) 1/20 ecu
This specimen was lot 928 in Jean Elsen sale 143 (Brussels, December 2019), where it sold for €170 (about US$222 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"BRABANT, Duché, Philippe II (1555-1598), AR vingtième d'écu Philippe, 1576, Anvers. D/ Ecu couronné, entouré du collier de la Toison d'or. R/ Croix fleuronnée. Rare dans cette qualité. Superbe. (duchy of Brabant, Philip II, 1555-98, silver 1/20 écu Philippe of 1576, Antwerp mint. Obverse: crowned arms, Order of the Golden Fleece around; reverse: floriate cross. Rare in this quality, Extremely Fine.)"
This type represents a very early experiment with decimal coinage, over a century before Russia adopted her hundred kopeks = one ruble.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, this specimen 3,38 g.
Catalog reference: G.H. 215-1; W. 838; V.H. 310.
- Roberts, James N., The Silver Coins of Medieval France (476-1610 AD), S. Salem, NY: Attic Books, 1996.
- 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, Vente Publique 143, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils, S.A., 2019.
Link to:
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- 1572 dixième d'écu Philippe, Antwerp mint
- 1572 cinquième d'écu Philippe, Antwerp mint
- 1574 demi-écu Philippe, Antwerp mint
- Flanders 1576 twintigste Philipsdaalder
- 1576 cinquième d'écu Philippe, Antwerp mint
- 1576 écu Philippe, bust left, Brussels mint
- (1576-77)-B demi-réal d'or, Brussels mint
- Coins and currency dated 1576
- return to coins of Spanish Netherlands