Flanders 1633 1/2 ducaton
This specimen was lot 1893 in Jean Elsen sale 145 (Brussels, September 2020), where it sold for €130 (about US$185 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"VLAANDEREN, Graafschap, Philips IV (1621-1665), AR halve dukaton, 1633, Brugge. Eerste type. Vz/ Bb. r., met brede kraag. Kz/ Gekroond wapenschild gehouden door twee leeuwen. Onderaan het juweel van het Gulden Vlies. Zeer zeldzaam Kleine defekten in de muntplaat. Mooie patina. Fraai à Zeer Fraai. (county of Flanders, Philip IV, 1621-65, silver half ducaton of 1633, Bruges mint, first type. Obverse: bust right wearing ruffed collar; reverse: crowned arms supported by two lions, jewel of the Golden Fleece below. Very rare, planchet defect, Fine - Very Fine.)"
This rare type was struck 1632-33, 1636.
Reported Mintage: unknown.
Specification: 16.24 g, 0.944 fine silver, this specimen 16,13 g.
Catalog reference: KM 45, G.H. 328-6a; Delm-281; V.H. 641.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- 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 145, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2020.
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