Brabant (1485) patard

Jean Elsen sale 159, lot 675

This specimen was lot 675 in Jean Elsen sale 159 (Brussels, June 2024), where it sold for €800 (about US$1,027 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"BRABANT, Duché, Philippe le Beau (1482-1506), AR patard (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. Très rare. presque Très Beau. (duchy of Brabant, Philip the Fair, 1482-1506, undated silver patard, 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. Very rare, almost very fine.)"

Philip the Fair succeeded to the duchy of Burgundy, which included Brabant, in 1482, on the death of his mother. His father, Maximilian, ruled as regent until his marriage in 1496. He attempted to claim the throne of Spain on the death of Isabella of Castile, his mother-in-law, but was thwarted by Ferdinand of Aragon. Philip died in 1506 without ever becoming king of Spain or Holy Roman Emperor, titles held by his son, Charles V. This coin was accompanied by a demi-patard.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.06 g, 0.399 fine silver, 28 mm diameter, this specimen is 2,97 g.

Catalog reference: G.H. 62-1; W. 553; VH 81.

Source:

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 159, Collection Harry Dewit, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2024.

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