Brabant (1485) 1/2 patard

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Jean Elsen sale 162, lot 643
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This specimen was lot 643 in Jean Elsen sale 162 (Brussels, June 2025), where it sold for €150 (about US$208 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"BRABANT, Duché, Philippe le Beau (1482-1506), AR demi-patard (demi-mecheleer), s.d. (2e émission, 1485), Malines. D/ Armes d'Autriche-Bourgogne en plein champ. R/ Croix longue cantonnée de deux lis et de deux lions, un lion en coeur. Rare. (duchy of Brabant, Philip the Fair, 1482-1506, undated silver half petard, second emission of 1485, Malines mint. Obverse: arms of Austria-Burgundy in a plain field; reverse: long cross cantonned with two lilies and two lions, a lion at the center. Rare, Very Fine.)"

This coin accompanied a single patard. A similar coin struck in Flanders was called a halve stuiver. Later, two and four patards were added. The reverse legend, "✠ BENEDIC ⸰ ANIMA ⸰ MEA ⸰ DNO," translates as "Bless my soul, O Lord". Wikipedia comments,

"Philip was only four years old when his mother died in 1482, resulting in him succeeding her as ruler of the Burgundian possessions under the guardianship of his father. A period of turmoil ensued which witnessed sporadic hostilities between, principally, the large towns of Flanders (especially Ghent and Bruges) and the supporters of Maximilian. Philip became caught up in events and his custody was taken away by a council appointed by the Netherlandish Estates as part of the larger Flemish campaign to support their claims of greater autonomy.... It was only in the summer of 1485 that Maximilian, marching into Ghent with German troops..., could embrace his son again."

Recorded mintage: 1,512,919.

Specification: 1.87 g, 0.319 fine silver, 24 mm diameter, this specimen 1,60 g.

Catalog reference: G.H. 63-1; W. 555; VH 82.

Sources:

  • 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 162: Collection Jacques Druart, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2025.

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