Brabant 1636(h) ducaton Dav-4444
This specimen was lot 75756 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice Online Auction (Costa Mesa, CA, May 2025), where it sold for $840. The catalog description[1] noted, "SPANISH NETHERLANDS. Brabant. Ducaton (3 Gulden), 1636. Antwerp Mint. Philip IV. NGC AU-58. SCARCE in this near-Mint State quality, with just a touch of wear on the high points and glossy luster through the fields. The reverse exhibits a crescent of appealing deep blue toning." The regular type, issued 1631-36 from Antwerp (with hand mintmark) and Brussels (angel face mintmark, shown here), is scarce but not rare. In 1636, the king's bust was revised to show a more mature visage. The multiple ducatons, which include double and quadruple issues, are all rare. The other provinces issued this type, including Artois, Flanders, Tournai and Luxembourg.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 32.48 g, 0.944 fine silver.
Catalog reference: Dav-4444; KM-56.1.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1600-1700, Galesburg, IL, 1974.
- 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]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, May 2025 World Collectors Choice Online Auction: Ancient & World Coins, featuring selections from the Sydney F. Martin Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2025.
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