Brabant (1466-67) 2 patards
This specimen was lot 946 in Jean Elsen sale 151 (Brussels, June 2022), where it sold for €440 (about US$550 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"BRABANT, Duché, Philippe le Bon (1430-1467), AR double patard, 1466-1467, Louvain. D/ Ecu de Bourgogne dans un trilobe. R/ Croix fleuronnée, un lion en coeur. Rare. Très Beau à Superbe. Provient du Trésor de l'époque de Charles le Téméraire et de notre vente 89, 9 septembre 2006, 442. (duchy of Brabant, Philip the Good, 1430-67, silver double patard of 1466-67, Louvain mint. Obverse: arms of Burgundy in a trilobe; reverse: floriate cross with a lion at the center. Rare, Very Fine - Extremely Fine.)"
This type is listed in Roberts as a double briquet but the design lacks the firesteels which gave that coin its name.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, this specimen is 3,02 g.
Catalog reference: G.H. 8-1; W. 486; V.H. 24. Roberts-7822.
- 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, et al., Vente Publique 151: Collection Paul Witte, Monnaies de Brabant, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2022.
Link to:
- (1454-56) quart de gros
- (1458-59) mite, Malines mint
- Brabant (1466-67) mite Louvain mint
- (1466-67) 4 mites, Louvain mint, Philip the Good
- (1466-67) florin d'or de Bourgogne, Louvain mint
- Flanders (1466-67) 2 stuiver
- (1468-74) mite, Louvain mint, Charles the Bold
- (1468-74) double patard
- Coins and currency dated 1466