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1/2 Ducaton - Philip IV Second Type
| Issuer | Brabant, Duchy of |
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| Year | 1637-1666 |
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| Value | 1/2 Ducaton |
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| Obverse description | Armored bust of Philip IV facing right, wearing a ruffled collar, within a beaded inner circle. The royal effigy is rendered in the Spanish Baroque style typical of the Southern Netherlands coinage. The date appears at the top of the field, divided by the mint mark. The obverse legend encircles the bust in Latin, identifying the king as ruler of the Spains and the Indies. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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The Brabant ducaton series under Philip IV was introduced in the 1630s partly to satisfy demand from Spanish-controlled trade networks in the Southern Netherlands, where full ducatons were too large for routine mercantile exchange. The "Second Type" designation marks a die modification made during the long production run — over three decades across multiple Antwerp mint administrations — and pieces from the later years of the issue reflect the administrative disruption caused by the Franco-Spanish War and the treaties that followed.
The .944 fineness held unusually strict throughout the run, enforced by Antwerp assayers under Spanish Crown oversight.