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1 Ducaton - Charles II Second bust
| Issuer | Brabant, Duchy of |
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| Year | 1682-1684 |
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| Value | 1 Ducaton |
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| Obverse description | Draped bust of the young King Charles II facing right, with long flowing hair and a large lace cravat at the neck, set within a reeded inner circle. The royal effigy is rendered in a baroque portrait style characteristic of the southern Netherlands mints of the late seventeenth century. The encircling Latin legend begins at the lower left and runs clockwise, with the date appearing at the legend's end, written in the opposite direction and divided by the mint mark. The outer field between the legend and the coin's rim is plain. |
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| Mintage | 1682 - Brussels (KM# 103.2, GH 348-2b) - 1683 - Antwerp (KM# 103.1; GH 348-1b) - 1683 - Brussels (KM# 103.2; GH 348-2b) - 1684 - Antwerp (KM# 103.1; GH 348-1b) - 1684 - Brussels (KM# 103.2; GH 348-2b) - |
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Charles II of Spain never set foot in Brabant, yet the duchy's mint at Antwerp was obligated to strike his effigy through each awkward phase of his reign. The "second bust" designation marks a revision to the portrait type introduced during this narrow three-year window — the kind of administrative update driven by the Spanish Netherlands' complex system of mint oversight, where the Brussels assay office and local mintmasters negotiated design changes through official ordinances rather than royal decree. Two die varieties are cataloged (KM#103.1 and .2), reflecting incremental punch modifications rather than any policy shift.